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Kerala Congress subordinate Sheela Stephen has been elected arsenic the Idukki territory panchayat president. In the election, Ms. Stephen secured 14 votes, portion her hostile Thilothama Soman got 3 votes.
In the 17-member territory panchayat, the United Democratic Front (UDF) holds 14 seats, and the Left Democratic Front (LDF), three. For the vice-president post, UDF campaigner T.S. Siddique secured 14 votes, defeating the LDF’s T.R. Eeshwaran, who received 3 votes. The caller president took oath of bureau successful the beingness of Idukki Collector Dineshan Cheruavatt.
According to UDF leaders, a power-sharing statement is successful place. Ms. Stephen volition clasp the presidency for 1 year, portion Congress nominee Mini Sabu volition clasp the station for the remaining 4 years of the term.
The UDF dominated the artifact panchayat elections, winning 7 retired of 8 blocks successful the district. In the Idukki block, Congress nominee Sandramol Jinny was elected president. She volition service for 2 years, followed by Tessy Ambattukuzhi for the remaining 3 years.
In the Kattappana block, K. Balasingh volition beryllium president for the adjacent 5 years. In the Azhutha artifact legislature nominee Bindhu Santhosh Paniker volition service a afloat five-year term.
In the Elamdesham block, Saji Bhaskaran of Kerala Congress volition service for the archetypal two-and-a-half years, followed by K.K. Ravi (Congress) for the second fractional of the term. In the Thodupuaha block, Muhammed Anshad of Congress was elected president for two-and-a-half years, with a Kerala Congress subordinate serving for the remainder of the term.
In the Adimaly block, Congress nominee V.K. Mohanan Nair was elected for the archetypal two-and-a-half years, followed by M.A. Ansari. In the Devikulam artifact CPI nominee Rajeshwari was elected president. She volition service two-and-a-half years, followed by a CPI(M) subordinate for the remaining years.
Draw of lots
In grama panchayats wherever seats were tied, the medication was decided by a gully of lots. The LDF secured medication successful 3 panchayats — Manakkad, Rajakumari, and Kokkayar — portion the UDF won successful Pallivasal panchayat.
KPCC wide caput Ibrahimkutty Kallar said that the results were a large accomplishment for the UDF. “The Kattappana and Thodupuzha municipalities, the territory panchayat, 7 artifact panchayats, and astir 40 grama panchayats are present nether UDF rule,” said Mr Kallar.
DCC president C.P. Mathew urged the recently elected members to absorption connected efficiency. “Members indispensable guarantee that developmental funds bash not lapse implicit the adjacent 5 years. We indispensable enactment with a caller imaginativeness for the district,” helium said.
