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Mayors and lawman mayors of the six Corporations and chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of the municipalities successful the State were elected connected Friday aft days of keenly watched governmental manoeuvrings and speculation astir the choices of the winning fronts.
While V.V. Rajesh took implicit arsenic the archetypal BJP Mayor of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, 4 United Democratic Front Mayors, 3 of them women, took the oath successful Kollam, Kochi, Thrissur, and Kannur Corporations. The lone LDF Mayor, O. Sadasivan, was sworn successful arsenic Mayor of the Kozhikode Corporation.
In the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Mr. Rajesh took complaint arsenic its 47th Mayor and the archetypal BJP Mayor. Mr. Rajesh received 51 votes portion the LDF campaigner R.P. Shivaji won 29 votes. UDF’s K.S. Sabarinadhan received 17 votes. Mr. Rajesh had won from the Kodunganoor ward of the 101-ward Corporation.
V.K. Minimol of the UDF, a four-time councillor and State vice-president of the Mahila Congress, was elected Mayor of Kochi. She defeated Jagathambika Sudarshan of the LDF by 48 votes to 22. Deepak Joy of the UDF was elected lawman mayor.
Mr. Sadasivan of the LDF took the oath arsenic the caller Mayor of the Kozhikode Corporation. In the elections held connected Friday, helium won 35 votes against the 28 votes secured by the UDF campaigner S.K. Aboobakker. S. Jayasree of the LDF was elected lawman politician successful a abstracted predetermination held successful the afternoon.
In the Thrissur Corporation, Niji Justin of the UDF was sworn successful arsenic Mayor. She was elected with 35 votes pursuing an aggravated governmental manoeuvring that had unfolded since Friday morning. A. Prasad of the UDF was elected lawman mayor.
A.K. Hafees of the UDF took oath arsenic the Mayor of the Kollam Corporation. He defeated the LDF campaigner P.J. Rajendran winning 27 votes against the 16 votes won by the latter. Udaya Sukumaran of the UDF was sworn successful lawman mayor.
UDF councillor P. Indira was elected the Mayor of Kannur. Ms. Indira won 36 votes against 15 secured by the LDF campaigner V.K. Prakashini. K.P. Tahir of the UDF was elected the lawman mayor.
Among the municipalities, the Pala municipality was successful the quality connected Friday aft 21-year-old Diya Binu, took the oath arsenic its youngest chairperson. Ms. Binu, her begetter Binu Pulikkakandam and his member Biju Pulikkakandam had won from adjacent wards arsenic Independents.
The elections to the posts of Mayors and municipal chairpersons were held connected Friday morning. The lawman mayors and vice-chaipresons were elected successful the afternoon.
The elections to the posts of presidents and vice-presidents successful the district, artifact and grama panchayats volition beryllium held connected Saturday.
