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Molly Jacob of the Congress was sworn successful arsenic the chairperson of the Alappuzha municipality connected Friday. Independent councillor Jose Chellappan, representing the Mangalam ward, was elected vice-chairperson of the civic body.
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), which emerged arsenic the azygous largest bloc with 23 seats successful elections to the municipality held earlier this month, got the enactment of Mr. Chellappan successful the predetermination to the chairperson post.
In the archetypal circular of voting to the chairperson post, Ms. Jacob, elected from the Beach ward, secured 24 votes successful the 53-member council. Her rivals, Left Democratic Front (LDF) campaigner K.K. Jayamma of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) campaigner Prema Udayakumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), bagged 23 and 5 votes respectively.
The apical 2 candidates fought it retired successful the 2nd round, successful which the NDA councillors stayed out. Ms. Jacob defeated Jayamma by a slender borderline of 1 ballot (24-23). In some rounds, councillor S. Faizal of the People’s Democratic Party voted for the LDF candidate, portion the lone councillor of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) abstained from voting.
Mr. Chellappan was elected vice-chairperson of the Alappuzha municipality with the enactment of the UDF councillors. He polled 24 votes.
Other municipalities
Besides Alappuzha municipality, elections to the posts of chairperson and vice-chairperson were held successful different civic bodies successful the territory connected the day. Lalitha Raveendranath of the Congress was sworn successful arsenic the chairperson of the Mavelikara municipality, portion K. Gopan of the Congress was elected vice-chairperson there.
Manish Keezhamadathil of the Congress was elected chairperson of the Chengannur municipality. Sally James of the Congress is the caller vice-chairperson.
In the Cherthala municipality, S. Sobin of the CPI(M) was sworn successful arsenic chairperson and N.L. Valsala Kumari of the Communist Party of India (CPI) was elected vice-chairperson.
Vrinda S. Kumar of the Congress was elected chairperson of the Haripad municipality. M.B. Anil Mithra of the Congress is the caller vice-chairperson of the civic body.
In Kayamkulam municipality, Sarath Lal Bellari of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) was sworn successful arsenic the chairperson and Ambika of the Congress was elected vice-chairperson.
