Open campaigning concludes in Wayanad

With the State preparing for the 2nd signifier of section assemblage polling, unfastened campaigning ended successful the 7 bluish districts connected Tuesday (December 9, 2025). In Wayanad, the last hours saw colourful processions done large towns, with candidates and supporters of assorted parties taking to the streets. Rallies with flags, balloons and banners sought votes for the candidates, portion participants sang, danced and celebrated.

The ‘Kottikalasam’, the loud, celebratory culmination of the campaigning, was chiefly held successful Kalpetta, Mananthavady, and Sulthan Bathery. Following the State Election Commission’s directive to debar inconveniencing the public, the festivities were mostly concentrated astir the aged and caller autobus stands successful Kalpetta. Left Democratic Front (LDF) supporters gathered astatine the aged autobus stand, portion United Democratic Front (UDF) supporters held a rally from the caller autobus basal to Chungam.

Wayanad is witnessing a adjacent contest, with the LDF and UDF evenly matched successful respective section bodies. While the UDF appears to person a flimsy edge, the LDF retains a beardown beingness and is determined to marque a comeback. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which has gained crushed successful immoderate areas implicit the past 5 years, could play a cardinal relation successful deciding the last organisation of seats.

At present, the UDF governs 16 of the 23 grama panchayats and 2 of the 3 municipalities successful Wayanad district. The 4 artifact panchayats are arsenic divided betwixt the LDF and UDF, portion the territory panchayat seats are besides evenly shared, though the UDF had gained an borderline done tons drawn successful the erstwhile election.