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In a striking result successful the civic elections held connected December 11, 1 of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidates successful Mannarkkad municipality managed to unafraid conscionable a azygous vote.
The LDF-backed autarkic candidate, Firos Khan, who contested from Kunthipuzha (ward 1) utilizing the tv symbol, received lone 1 vote, portion the United Democratic Front (UDF) campaigner K.C. Abdurahman won the ward with 312 votes.
There were allegations that the LDF had an knowing with the Welfare Party of India (WPI) successful the ward. The WPI-backed autarkic candidate, Sidheeque Kunthipuzha, secured 179 votes, portion different autarkic candidate, Faisal K.T., polled 65 votes. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, Sudheesh P., managed to get lone 8 votes.
The LDF fielded Firos Khan arsenic an autarkic campaigner astatine the past infinitesimal amid increasing allegations of the confederation betwixt the LDF and the WPI successful the ward.
