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Ajitha Nandakumar and Suneela Sibi volition instrumentality turns successful serving arsenic chairperson, each holding the station for 2 and a fractional years, of Maradu municipality.
Congress councillors Jinson Peter and P.P. Santhosh volition stock the station of vice chairperson for a designated play of time. The determination was taken astatine the Congress Parliamentary Party gathering held connected Sunday (December 21, 2025). It is learnt that interior enactment dynamics betwixt factions successful Congress person led to a power-sharing statement for the posts of chairperson and vice chairperson.
Considering his seniority, Mr. Peter whitethorn get a word of 3 and a fractional years arsenic vice chairperson, portion Mr. Santhosh volition clasp the station for the remainder of the term.
Ms. Nandakumar volition presume bureau first. A elder leader, she has been progressive successful the governmental scene. She had served arsenic municipal chairperson for a play of six months successful 2015. She was besides the chairperson of the works lasting committee from 2020 to 2023.
Ms. Sibi, who won from ward 17 (Kundannoor), served arsenic chairperson for astir 2 years during the 2015-2020 term. Ms. Siby is presently the territory president of the Mahila Congress and formerly its State wide secretary.
Focus connected discarded absorption
The chairperson campaigner Ms. Nandakumar said that the precedence would beryllium to guarantee due coagulated discarded absorption successful the municipality, noting that discarded absorption was a pertinent contented faced by the residents.
The United Democratic Front is sitting beauteous successful the council, having won 21 of the 35 seats. The Left Democratic Front won 11 seats, portion Independents won three.
