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With conscionable a time remaining for the predetermination of chairperson and lawman chairperson pursuing the section assemblage polls, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) successful Perumbavoor municipality remains a divided house. Day-long discussions connected Wednesday (December 24, 2025) connected who should beryllium chosen for the apical posts remained inconclusive, with section leaders lobbying for antithetic councillors, Congress sources said.
While second-term councillors Anitha Devi S.R., Jessy Agi, and Annie Martin remained the apical contenders for the station of chairperson, which has been reserved for women this time, the astonishment introduction of Sangeetha K.V., who has won her maiden term, arsenic a imaginable campaigner made the enactment process much complicated. Sources said the sanction of Ms. Sangeetha, representing the Pooppany ward, was projected by a conception of section leaders.
The administrative acquisition of Ms. Martin, who was the lawman chairperson successful the erstwhile council, and Ms. Agi, who was the chairperson of the acquisition lasting committee during her erstwhile word of 2015-2020, is being projected arsenic their cardinal qualification by those backing them. Those who person pitched Ms. Anitha Devi’s sanction arsenic a imaginable contender person highlighted the governmental value of her repeated wins from the Neelamkulangara ward wherever the BJP has been a predominant force. Notably, Ms. Sangeetha has besides emerged victor defeating the BJP candidate.
With aggregate contenders for the cardinal post, it has go astir evident that the municipality is apt to witnesser yet different word of shared chairpersonship, sources indicated.
The enactment of vice chairperson has besides go a pugnacious seed to ace for the Congress, with 3 councillors, including erstwhile chairperson Biju John Jacob, staking assertion for the post, sources said. Others successful the contention are Shaji Kunnathan and M.E. Najeeb.
Senior Congress leaders Benny Berhanan, MP, and Eldhose Kunnappilly, MLA, were portion of the marathon discussions. The talks are scheduled to resume connected Thursday morning.
The heads of section bodies are scheduled to beryllium elected connected December 26. The UDF has retained powerfulness successful Perumbavoor municipality winning 16 wards, including 2 Independents backed by the front, successful the 29-member civic body. The Left Democratic Front won 11 wards and the National Democratic Alliance two.
