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The United Democratic Front (UDF) retained power successful 4 of the 7 municipalities successful Kozhikode district, reflecting the pro-UDF inclination seen crossed the State pursuing the announcement of the section assemblage predetermination results connected Saturday (December 13, 2025). The beforehand emerged victorious successful the Ramanattukara, Feroke, Payyoli and Koduvally municipalities.
UDF leaders attributed the occurrence to accordant governance and people-oriented improvement initiatives. They besides said that what they had described arsenic baseless propaganda by rival fronts failed to power the electorates.
Despite a beardown anti-incumbency question and unexpected setbacks successful different districts, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) managed to clasp connected to powerfulness successful the Vadakara, Koyilandy and Mukkom municipalities.
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which had won 9 wards crossed assorted municipalities successful the territory successful the 2020 elections succeeded successful retaining the aforesaid tally successful 2025.
LDF leaders said that a examination of achievements nether the LDF and the UDF ruled municipalities during the erstwhile word would intelligibly show their performance. They claimed the beforehand retained powerfulness by fulfilling each promises made erstwhile it assumed office.
In the Ramanattukara municipality, the UDF secured 22 of the 32 seats, portion the LDF won 9 seats and 1 spot went to an Independent candidate. In the 2020 elections, the UDF and the LDF had won 17 and 12 seats respectively.
Feroke municipality erstwhile again backed the UDF, which won 23 of the 39 seats. The LDF secured 14 seats, portion the NDA and an Independent campaigner won 1 spot each. In the erstwhile term, the UDF and the LDF had secured 20 and 17 seats respectively, with 1 spot going to the NDA.
In some Koduvally and Payyoli, the UDF retained powerfulness by winning 21 seats each. In Koduvally, the LDF was restricted to conscionable 3 of the 37 seats, portion others, including Independents and candidates of the National Secular Conference, won 13 seats. In Payyoli, the LDF won 14 of the 37 seats, aforesaid arsenic successful the erstwhile term, portion the remaining 2 seats went to the NDA and an Independent candidate.
The LDF’s three-decade-long dominance continued successful Koyilandy, wherever it won 22 of the 46 seats. The UDF enactment up a beardown fight, winning 19 seats, portion 4 NDA candidates and an Independent besides enjoyed success. In 2020, the LDF had won 25 seats, the UDF 16, and the NDA three.
In Vadakara, contempt the anti-incumbency trend, voters returned the LDF to powerfulness with 28 of the 48 seats. The UDF won 12 seats aft a intimately fought contest, portion the NDA and Independent candidates secured 3 and 2 seats respectively. In 2020, the LDF and the UDF had won 27 and 16 seats respectively, with 3 NDA members and 1 Independent successful the council.
Mukkom witnessed a closely-contested predetermination crossed its 34 wards, with the LDF emerging up by winning 16 seats. The UDF secured 10 seats.
Victory of the Welfare Party of India candidates successful 4 seats was different large development, contempt rival parties alleging a tactical knowing with the Congress and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). In the erstwhile term, the LDF had formed the assembly with the enactment of an IUML rebel.
