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The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is jubilant astir a imaginable triumph successful 10 wards successful Kannur and Kasaragod districts nearly two weeks earlier the voting time successful the section assemblage elections.
On Friday, the past time for filing nominations, LDF candidates stood unopposed successful six wards across Anthoor municipality and Malapattam and Kannapuram grama panchayats successful Kannur district. Their victories volition beryllium officially declared erstwhile the deadline for withdrawal of nominations expires.
The LDF claimed to person won four additional wards connected Saturday aft the nominations of United Democratic Front (UDF) candidates were rejected during scrutiny successful 1 ward in Malapattam and two wards in Kannapuram panchayat. In a ward successful Kasaragod’s Madikkai grama panchayat, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate’s nomination was rejected.
While the LDF celebrated the outcomes, Kannur District Congress Committee (DCC) president Martin George criticised the rejections in Anthoor and Malapattam, alleging foul play to favour LDF candidates.
