Palakkad Municipality Election Results 2025: BJP retains stronghold with 25 wards, UDF wins 17

Palakkad Municipality had 52 wards in 2020. The BJP won 28, while the CPI-M won 7, the Congress 10, the IUML 4, Independents 2, and the WPI 1.

Palakkad final result

NDA- 25

UDF- 17

LDF- 8

Others- 3

BJP- 21 won, 1 lead

UDF- 16 won, 1 lead

LDF- 8 won, 1 lead 

BJP- 12 won, 3 leading

UDF- 13 won, 1 leading

LDF- 7 won, 1 leading

The trends from Palakkad Municipality are as follows.

BJP- 7 won, 1 leading

LDF- 6 won, leading 2

UDF- 11 won, leading 0

Others- 0

LDF has won Civil Station, Murivaku, West Yakkara and Yakkara Central wards amid vote counting in Kerala local body polls.    

UDF has won Olavakkode Central, Kalpathi, Kunnuppuram and Poolakkad wards in Palakkad Municipality amid vote counting in Kerala local body polls.  

BJP has won Ayyappuram West, Kalpathy West, Thonippalayam, Manapullikavu wards in Palakkad Municipality amid vote counting in Kerala local body polls.

A neck-and-neck fight is currently underway in Palakkad Municipality. 

Trends so far

BJP- 4 win, 2 leading

LDF- 4 win, 3 leading

UDF- 4 win, 5 leading

BJP has won 4 wards in the Palakkad Municipality. LDF and UDF have amassed three wards each.

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LDF has taken lead in Civil Station, Murikavu and West Yakkara wards in Palakkad Municipality.  

BJP has taken a lead in Kalpathy East, Thonippalayam and Manapullikavu wards of the Palakkad Municipality 

BJP has won Ayyappuram West ward in Palakkad Municipality amid vote counting in Kerala local body polls.

Here's all about trends so far

UDF- 2 win, 1 leading

LDF- leading in 3

BJP- leading in 3

Others- leading in 2

Here is ward-wise status

BJP- 4

LDF- 3

Others- 2

Olavakkode Central- NDA

Kalpathi- Other

Kunnumppuram- NDA

Manapullikavu- LDF

Civil Station- LDF

Ayyapuram West- NDA

Ward-wise leading coalitions(out of 53)

NDA- 3

LDF- 2

UDF- 1

Others- 1

The counting of postal votes is currently underway in Palakkad Municipality. The trend will be clear shortly. The trends are available on Kerala Election Commission website.

As per the early trends, NDA is leading in two wards in Palakkad Municipality. LDF is ahead in one ward. UDF and others are yet to open their accounts. 

The counting of votes across all 53 wards in Palakkad Municipality has begun. The trends will be out shortly.

Palakkad Municipality had 52 wards in 2020. The BJP won 28, while the CPI-M won 7, the Congress 10, the IUML 4, Independents 2, and the WPI 1.

The Kerala State Election Commission will shortly start announcing results for local bodies in the state. Palakkad will be a key municipality as the BJP intruded into Opposition’s stronghold in 2020 to win this seat. It will be interesting to see if the BJP manages to retain it.  

Kerala recorded its highest-ever voter turnout in local self-government elections since the introduction of the system in 1995, State Election Commissioner A Shahjahan announced on Tuesday.

Officials attributed the surge in participation to increased public interest and keen electoral contests across the state. Polling staff reported a strong response from voters throughout the day, with both urban centres and rural regions witnessing enthusiastic turnout, reflecting a renewed engagement with grassroots democracy.           

Vote counting for the local body elections in Kerala will begin at 8:00 am. The first results will be announced at 8:30 am, and the complete results are expected by noon. A total of 244 counting centers have been set up across the state.

The results can be accessed on https://sec.kerala.gov.in, which is the website of Kerala State Election Commission. The outcome will shape the future course of campaigning by political parties and fronts in the state ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections in 2026.

More than 18.55 lakh voters (76.23%) turned out to cast their votes in the local body elections held in Palakkad district on Thursday. While 9.84 lakh women (76.76%) reached polling booths, the number of men who voted was 8.71 lakh (75.64%).

Palakkad Municipality had 52 wards in 2020. The BJP won 28, while the CPI-M won 7, the Congress 10, the IUML 4, Independents 2, and the WPI 1.

Vote counting for high-stakes Kerala local body polls will start at 8 am. The counting will take place for 17,337 wards across 941 grama panchayats, 3,240 wards across 87 municipalities, and 421 wards across six municipal corporations.