The United Democratic Front has swept the Thrissur Municipal Corporation election by winning 33 wards. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has won 8 wards in the Thrissur Municipal Corporation. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) won 11 seats.
Thrissur is one of Kerala’s six municipal corporations, along with Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kochi, Kozhikode and Kannur. It is the third largest municipal corporation in Kerala by area and the fourth largest by population.
It has 56 wards - Poonkunnam, Kuttankulangara, Patturaikal, Viyyur, Peringavu, Ramavarmapuram, Kuttumukku, Villadam, Cheroor, Gandhi Nagar, Mukkattukara, Nettissery, Mullakkara, Mannuthy, Ollukkara, Krishnapuram, Kuttanellur, Chelakkottukara, Kalathode, Paravattany, Kizhakkumpattukara, Chembukavu, Mission Quarters, Kuriachira, Valarkavu, Anchery, Padavaradu, Ollur Centre, Edakkunny, Thaikattussery, Ollur, Chiyaram, Chiyaram South, Kuriyachira West, Kannamkulangara, Thekkinkadu, Thiruvambadi, Kottappuram, Poothole, Kokkalai, Vadookara, Koorkanchery, Kanimangalam, Panamukku, Nedupuza, Kariattukara, Laloor, Aranattukara, Kanattukara, Ayyanthole, Civil Station, Olari, Elthuruth, Chettupuza, Pullazhi, and Puthoorkara.
The counting was also held on 17,337 wards of 941 grama panchayats, 3,240 wards of 87 municipalities and 421 wards of 6 municipal corporations, including Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kannur.
According to information available, the newly elected panchayat members and municipal councillors will take the oath on December 21 at 10 am. Oath-taking of corporation councillors will be held on December 21 at 11 am.
BJP creates history
Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has created history by winning 50 out of the 101 wards in the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation. The LDF and the UDF won 29 and 19 wards, respectively. Two wards were also won by independent candidates. In the previous local body elections in Thiruvananthapuram in 2020, the LDF had won 52 wards, the BJP-led NDA won 33 and the UDF won 10 wards.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday congratulated the Bharatiya Janata Party's performance in the Kerala local body elections, particularly in Thiruvananthapuram, and said that the people's verdict must be respected. In a long post on X, he also praised the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and said the alliance will continue to work for the betterment of Kerala.
According to information available, the newly elected panchayat members and municipal councillors will take the oath on December 21 at 10 am. Oath-taking of corporation councillors will be held on December 21 at 11 am.
