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Kerala local body polls: Three women take charge as Mayors; Pala elects yo
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Pala municipality created history by electing its youngest-ever woman chairperson. Diya Binu Pulikakkandam, who won the local body election as an independent candidate, was elected chairperson with 14 votes. The UDF decided to back Diya after three members of the Pulikakkandam family, Bin
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Will bring Modi's developmental policies that people have entrusted us wit
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
While the party held a victory rally in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram today, the BJP state chief said they will bring Narendra Modi's development agenda and corruption-free governance to the local bodies that people have entrusted to the party.
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Rajeev Chandrashekhar hails 'historic' BJP-NDA surge in Kerala local body
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"It is a historical victory for every BJP worker across the state because we have made significant strides in our vote share and political footprint," Chandrashekhar said, asserting that the NDA had made gains even in traditional strongholds of both the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the
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NDA creates history in Thiruvanthapuram, UDF sweeps Kerala local body poll
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Congress-led UDF emerged as the biggest winner in the heart of the battle, leading in 505 of the 941 Grama Panchayats as of 9 pm. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) suffered a setback, with a majority in only 340 Grama Panchayats. NDA led with 26, while AAP won three, according to the St
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Kerala local body polls: UDF and NDA make gains
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Kerala's local body elections have brought significant changes, with the Congress-led UDF making notable gains across the state, as per the State Election Commission's "Trend" till 5 PM on Saturday.
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"Big victory for us; certainly, we are going to win next assembly election
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to ANI, the Congress MP said, "This is an election in the history of Kerala local body elections where the UDF and Congress have secured the maximum number of seats. This is a big victory for us. Certainly, the trend is very clear; we are going to win the next assembly elections.
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Shashi Tharoor hails UDF's 'Amazing results' in Kerala local body polls
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday welcomed the outcome of the Kerala local body elections, calling the results a clear mandate and a celebration of the state's democratic spirit. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Tharoor congratulated the United Democratic Front (UDF) for what he d
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Early trends show close contest between LDF and UDF in Kerala local body p
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Counting of votes for the Kerala local body elections 2025 is underway across the state, with early trends indicating a close contest between the CPI(M) led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress led United Democratic Front (UDF). Vote counting began at 8 AM on Saturday at 244 count
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"Keep the button pressed until sound goes off": Shama Mohamed flags 'no VV
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to the media after voting, Shama Mohamed highlighted the absence of VVPAT machines in the Panchayat elections. She urged voters to ensure their votes were registered by keeping the EVM button pressed until the sound confirmed the vote.
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"UDF will sweep...": Indian Union Muslim League Gen Secy Kunhalikutty on K
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"We have very good hope that this time there will be UDF in Kerala. In these local body elections, UDF is going to win. Compared to the last local body elections, UDF will sweep Kerala. The main issue is the people's feelings against the government. People have really suffered. Sabarimala
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Kerala local body polls Phase 1 records 70.9% turnout
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The first phase of the local body elections across seven districts in Kerala recorded a voter turnout of 70.9 per cent on Tuesday.
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"Huge queues show people want change": K Muraleedharan optimistic about UD
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Muraleedharan said, "In the last Lok Sabha election, there was no queue here, but this time there is a huge one, so they want a change. We hope we will get a minimum of 55 seats in the corporation. In other local bodies also, this time, UDF will make a comeback."
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