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The Left Democratic Front’s (LDF) governmental experimentation of fielding Independent candidates successful the Koduvally municipality seems to person made not overmuch of an impact. When the results of the section assemblage polls were declared connected Saturday, a bulk of those candidates mislaid to their rivals.
Of the 37 candidates fielded by the LDF, 31 were Independents, who contested nether the ‘glass’ awesome of the National Secular Conference floated by Kunnamangalam MLA P.T.A. Raheem. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) contested successful six wards.
When the results were declared, the United Democratic Front (UDF) won 21 seats, the LDF 3 and others won 13 seats. Among the others, 8 are supported by the LDF and the remainder by the UDF. Those who mislaid included Karat Faisal, incumbent councillor, who had deed headlines erstwhile helium was questioned successful transportation with the diplomatic baggage golden smuggling case.
In 2020, helium had won from the Chundappuram ward though the LDF disowned him. The LDF candidate, O.P. Rasheed, had polled zero votes then. This time, the LDF declared him its ain candidate.
