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Idukki, a hilly territory that is location to settler farmers, has historically been a stronghold for the Kerala Congress (M) [KC(M)]. However, the enactment faced a large setback successful the caller section assemblage elections.
According to predetermination data, the KC(M), a constituent of the Left Democratic Front (LDF), contested successful 187 seats crossed municipalities, territory panchayats, artifact panchayats, and grama panchayats, but could unafraid lone 50 seats. The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), connected the different hand, secured a wide mandate successful the district.
KC(M) territory president Jose Palathinal said that though the enactment won lone one-fourth of the seats it contested, it is not needfully a setback. “During the predetermination campaign, sentiments were favourable to us. We fishy the nonaccomplishment was owed to people’s choler against the State government,” said Mr. Palathinal.
“As portion of the LDF, the KC(M) received afloat enactment and carried retired galore developmental activities successful the territory and intervened successful onshore and people’s issues successful Idukki,” said Mr. Palathinal.
Meanwhile, the rival Kerala Congress faction led by P.J. Joseph claimed a large triumph successful the section assemblage elections.
M.J. Jacob, territory president of Joseph faction, stated that the enactment contested 162 seats and won 117 successful the district.
“Election results amusement that the KC(M) has mislaid each its power successful the district. The UDF has gained the precocious manus successful 8 gramma panchayats and Kattappana municipality, a portion of the Idukki Assembly constituency which is represented by Water Resources Minister and KC(M) person Roshy Augustine,” said Mr. Jacob. “Many KC(M) workers person evinced involvement successful joining our party,” helium added.
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) wide caput Ibrahimkutty Kallar said the KC(M)’s predetermination setback demonstrates that its accepted followers are not supportive of the LDF government’s policies.
“The votes from KC(M) followers successful the territory importantly contributed to UDF’s triumph successful Idukki, arsenic their archetypal supporters are rooted successful Congress civilization and conflict to accommodate to LDF civilization successful the long-term,” said Mr. Kallar.
In the 2025 section assemblage elections, the UDF won the Kattappana and Thodupuzha municipalities, the Idukki territory panchayat, and the Idukki artifact panchayat. Crucially, retired of the 52 grama panchayats, the UDF emerged victorious successful 36.
