Thiruvananthapuram: With several fortresses of Congress crumbling and Left making inroads with brutal majority, LDF has affirmed win in 3 of six corporations in the state namely - Thiruvananthapuram; Kollam, Kozhikode. Latest Updates:
2.53 pm: Puthupally, former CM Oomen Chandy’s home panchayat has humiliating implications for UDF at it has taken a beating in 6 of its 9 panchayats.
● 2.50 pm: In Anil Akkara’s home panchayat, UDF conceded defeat to NDA
● 2.46 pm: LDF has seized Kasaragod district panchayat from UDF.
● 2.15 pm: After 25 years UDF has conceded defeat to LDF in Puthupally panchayat, Oomen Chandy’s own home
● 01.36 pm : Ballots also spelt control for LDF in 10 District Panchayats and 508(total 938) grama panchayats, the wins so far being :
District Panchayats : 10 places LDF, 4 UDF
Grama Panchayats(938/941) : 508 LDF, 370 UDF, NDA 26. Others 34
● 11.41 am: Pala municipality has been captured by LDF for the first time.
● 11.38 : Karat Faisal won at Koduvally
● 11.37 : In Thiruvananthapuram, as first round of counting ends, LDF leads in the district
● 11.20: Amid LDF lead in Thiruvananthapuram, corporation mayor Sreekumar lost from his Karikukam ward.
● 11.06 am: In Kottayam’s Thodupuzha too as in Pala, PJ Joseph’s party Kerala Congress suffered damning defeat overwhelmed by electoral support for Jose K Mani spelling victories for LDF.Joseph has lost in 5 of 7 seats contested.
● 10.52 am: In Kochi Corporation LDF and UDF are in deadlock with UDF winning in 16 and LDF in 17 wards so far.
● 10:46 : CPI(M) State Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said the results so far have shown that malicious propaganda aimed to wreck LDF has failed pitiably. The results also are a fitful reply to central agencies that aided those elements, Kodiyeri added.
● 9.39 am : Pala : LDF leads in first 6 of 6 wards in Pala indicating support for Jose K Mani’s switch to Left
● 9.30 am: At Thiruvananthapuram, LDF is leading in 20 wards with UDF trailing with leads in 4 wards and NDA in 7
● In Kozhikode, LDF emerged winner in so-considered RMP strongholds of Onjiyam and Chorode. LDF has won 3 seats so far here. LDF is crurently leading in 26 wards while UDF and BJP trails with leads in 5 wards each
● In Kochi, UDF suffered a major setback with its mayor candidate N Venugopal losing by one vote. BJP candidate Padmakumari won after a draw was held following difference in EVM count and voters ticked on paper.
● In Kannur municipality where, Vayilkillikkal boasted of challenge to the Left, the party has conceded defeat to brutal majority bagged by LDF. The defeat is specially notable as Vayilkillikal enjoyed support from both BJP and UDF.
● In Oomen Chandy’s home constituency of Puthupally, LDF is leading.
● LDF is also leading in 19 municipalities
● 9.00 am: In ballots processed up to now LDF leads in 5 corporations of Thrissur, Kochi, Kozhikode and Kollam
