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Appearing resolute successful its ngo to overturn the four-decade-long, uninterrupted electoral dominance of the Left parties, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has expeditiously concluded its captious workout of seat-sharing for the 76 divisions, including the recently demarcated ward of the Kozhikode Corporation assembly elections.
As such, the Congress volition contention 49 seats, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), 25, and its inferior conjugation partner, the Communist Marxist Party (CMP), volition contention the remaining 2 seats.
The statement comes adjacent earlier the State Election Commission has announced the dates of the civic assemblage polls, and portion the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) is inactive deliberating connected its seat-sharing pact. The information that the Congress-IUML harvester has travel retired of the blocks archetypal is seen arsenic portraying a beardown representation of interior unity wrong the coalition.
The Congress seats see Elathur, Eranhikkal, Mokavoor, Kunduparamba, Karuvisseri, Malapparamba, Thadambattuthazham, Vengeri, Paroppadi, Civil Station, Chevarambalam, Vellimadukunnu, Chelavoor, Medical College, Medical College South, Chevayur, Nellikode, Kudilthodu, Kottooli, Parayancheri, Puthiyara, Kuthiravattom, Pottammal, Kuttiyilthazham, Methottuthazham, Mankavu, Azhchavattam, Kallai, Meenchanda, Areekkad North, Cheruvannur East, Cheruvannur West, Beypore Port, Marad, Naduvattam East, Chakkumkadavu, Palayam, Mavoor Road, Thiruthiyad, Eranhipalam, Nadakkavu, Thoppayil, Chakkorathukulam, Karaparamba, East Hill, Athanikkal, West Hill, Edakkad and Puthiyappa.
The IUML seats are Chettikulam, Puthoor, Poolakkadavu, Moozhikkal, Mayanad, Kovoor, Kommeri, Pokkunnu, Kinasseri, Panniyankara, Thiruvannur, Areekode, Nallalam, Kolathara, Kundayithode, Beypore, Arakkinar, Mathottam, Payyanakkal, Nadi Nagar, Mukhadar, Kuttichira, Moonnalingal, Vellayil and Puthiyangadi.
The CMP volition contention from the Naduvattam and Chalappuram divisions.
In the 2020 section assemblage polls, the Congress had won 9 seats, including Elathur, Malapparamba, Paroppadi, Chevayur, Mankavu, Kallai, Chalappuram, Valiyangadi, and Nadakkavu, portion the IUML had won 5 seats, including Kinasseri, Thiruvannur, Kuttichira, Moonnalingal, and Vellayil. The UDF had 17 seats altogether, including the enactment of 3 autarkic councillors.
