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Panchayats, municipalities and Corporations crossed Kerala saw newly-elected members being sworn successful connected Sunday (December 21, 2025), adjacent arsenic the spotlight was connected the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation wherever the Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP), with 50 seats, had emerged the azygous largest enactment successful a stunning upset successful the 2025 section assemblage elections earlier this month.
In the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, K.R. Cleetus of the UDF, the astir elder member, was the archetypal of 100 councillors to instrumentality the oath. Mr. Cleetus past administered the oath to the different councillors. BJP councillors arrived successful a procession to the Corporation accompanied by enactment State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
Former DGP R. Sreelekha of the BJP took the oath successful the sanction of God. She besides concluded her swearing-in by uttering Vande Matharam. Congress councillor K. Sabarinadhan and respective different UDF councillors took the oath holding copies of the Constitution.
BJP councillor Karamana Ajith took the oath successful Sanskrit.
Senior BJP leaders including Prakash Javadekar and erstwhile State president Kummanam Rajasekharan were contiguous on with ample numbers of enactment workers to presumption the ceremony.
In the 2025 section assemblage elections, the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation had witnessed a seismic displacement with the LDF losing its grip connected the 101-ward civic assemblage aft much than 4 decades. The peculiar predetermination to the Vizhinjam ward, postponed aft the decease of a candidate, volition beryllium held connected January 12.
In the Kollam Corporation, Karumalil Udaya Sukumaran of UDF was the archetypal councillor to beryllium sworn in. In the 56-ward council, the UDF has 27 seats.
In the Ernakulam Corporation, wherever the UDF had won 46 of the 76 seats, Nirmala Rajappan of the UDF, the astir elder of the councillors, was sworn successful first.
In the Thrissur Corporation, each 56 members were sworn successful astatine a ceremonial held astatine the Corporation Hall. District Collector Arjun Pandian administered the oath to the astir elder councillor, M.L. Rosy.
In the 76-ward Kozhikode Corporation, Manakkal Sasi of the UDF, the astir elder member, took the oath first. The lone Corporation successful the LDF kitty this time, the LDF had won 35 of the 76 seats here.
In the Kannur Corporation, T.P. Jamal of the UDF was the archetypal to beryllium sworn in. UDF had claimed the Corporation by winning 36 of the 56 seats.
Newly-elected members successful grama, artifact and territory panchayats and the 86 municipalities were besides sworn successful Sunday. The word of the erstwhile councils had ended connected Saturday (December 20).
SEC guidelines
The taking of the oath/affirmation by the caller members adhered to the guidelines issued by the State Election Commission (SEC). The astir elder among the elected representatives took oath oregon affirmation archetypal earlier an authoritative nominated by the government. In the lawsuit of Corporations and territory panchayats, the District Collectors were the nominated officers. The Returning Officers acrophobic were the nominated officers successful the grama and artifact panchayats and specially-assigned Returning Officers, successful the lawsuit of municipalities.
In 2025 elections, the UDF had won 4 of the six Corporations – Kollam, Kochi, Thrissur and Kannur – 505 of the 941 grama panchayats, 79 of the 152 artifact panchayats, 7 retired of 14 territory panchayats and 54 of the 86 municipalities, according to SEC. The LDF won the Kozhikode corporation, 340 grama panchayats, 63 artifact panchayats, 7 territory panchayats and 28 municipalities. Apart from the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, the BJP-led NDA won successful 26 grama panchayats and 2 municipalities.
Mayor elections connected December 26
The heads and lawman heads of the section bodies volition beryllium elected connected December 26 and 27.
Mayors of Corporations and municipal chaipersons volition beryllium elected astatine 10.30 a.m. connected December 26. Deputy chairpersons of municipalities and Deputy Mayors of Corporations volition beryllium elected astatine 2.30 p.m. connected the aforesaid day. Presidents of the grama, artifact and territory panchayats volition beryllium elected astatine 10.30 a.m. connected December 27. The vice-presidents volition beryllium elected astatine 2.30 p.m. the aforesaid day, according to the SEC.
