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The CPI(M)-led LDF retained its grip connected the Varkala municipality, vastly improving its show from 12 seats successful 2020 to 16 this time, bespeak information released by the State Election Commission (SEC) pursuing the counting of votes connected Saturday.
The BJP-led NDA’s tally fell from 11 past clip to 10 successful 2025, portion that of the Congress-led UDF dipped from 7 seats to 6. Independents won 2 seats.
Following the ward delimitation successful section bodies successful Kerala, the fig of wards successful the coastal municipality had accrued from 33 to 34.
The newly-formed Janardhanapuram ward was won by the LDF’s Anushree.
The three-cornered combat successful Varkala municipality had garnered a batch of attraction this clip connected relationship of the crisp emergence of the BJP successful the 2020 elections, the infighting wrong the UDF and the beingness of rebels.
LDF wrested the Karunilakode, Chaluvila, Kallamkonam and Sivagiri wards from the BJP, and Kallazhi, Cherumkunnam, Maithanam wards from the Congress.
UDF wrested Kanwasramam ward from the BJP, and Raghunathapuram and Panayil from the LDF. BJP took Teachers Colony, Municipal Office from the LDF and Jawahar Park from the UDF.
LDF won the pursuing wards: Vilakkulam, Idapparambu, Janathamukku, Karunilakode, Kallazhi, Chaluvila, Kallamkonam, Cherukunnam, Sivagiri, Puthenchantha, Vallakadavu, Maithanam, Janardhanapuram, Mundayil, Papanasam and Kurakkanni.
NDA won Ayanikkuzhivila, Kannamba, Teachers Colony, Thachankonam, Perumkulam, Municipal Office, Hospital, Temple, Jawahar Park and Pinnamoodu.
UDF won Pullanikode, Kanwasramam, Raghunathapuram, Panayil, Kottumoola and Panayil.
Nadayara and Ramanthali fell to autarkic candidates.
In the 2020 elections, the LDF, with 12 seats, had managed to clasp powerfulness successful the 33-ward municipality with the assistance of 3 independents. The UDF was pushed to 3rd spot with 7 seats, yielding the presumption of main Opposition enactment to the BJP. The second had accrued its people from 3 wards successful 2015 to 11 successful 2020.
