Kerala Local Body Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: LDF trumps UDF; BJP improves tally

 Update at 6:00 PM: Kerala CM thanks for win

Update at 5:50 PM: BJP'S K Surendran on Kerala poll results

dressing a press conference, BJP chief K Surendran said, " election result is proof that UDF AND LDF h an unholy nexus to ensure NDA candidates didn't win in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. results are clear. Despite that, we won 36 seats. UDF, who were at 21 last time, managed to win only 8. y have used this same template everywhere. re has been large scale cross voting".

Update at 5:40 PM: BJP wins Pandalam civic polls

Update at 5:20 PM: LDF maintains le, as per latest trends

Update at 5:00 PM: UDF press conference

"Compared to previous local body election, UDF has done well. In corporations and in some district panchayat we h some flaws. But overall this election was fought over local issues," said Ramesh Chennithala ding,  "This election has also proved that BJP is insignificant. We will find in our political affairs meeting, where we went wrong."

Update at 4:45 PM CPM-BJP workers clash

 Clashes broke out between  CPI (M) & BJP workers inKoyilandy, Kozhikode amid local body election results

Update at 4:00 PM : LDF wins 20 seats in Nileshwaram

LDF won 20 seats retaining Nileshwaram, UDF managed to win 9 seats, and three won by ors. Compared to 2015, UDF lost one seat to LDF and three to Ors

Overall figures at 3:00 PM

• LDF has managed to retain its hold in sourn state winning 515 Gram panchayats, 113 block panchayats,  35 municipalities and 10 district panchayats.
• UDF has won 369 Gram Panchayats, 36 block panchayats, 45 municipalities, 4 district panchayats.
• NDA has improved its tally meagrely, winning 24 Gram Panchayats.

Update at 3:31 PM: LDF wins Thiruvananthapuram

LDF wins Thiruvananthapuram with 52 out of 100 seats. BJP comes in 35 seats with Congress winning just 10. In 2015, Congress h 21 seats.

Update at 2:45 PM: UDF candidate wins by 1 seat

UDF candidate in Kowiar Sati Kumari wins by 1 vote, beating BJP Valsalakumari. She got  1140 votes, while BJP got 1139

Update: 

youngest candidate of local body wins!

Reshma Mariam Roy, who contested under CPIM banner from Aruvappulam Panchayat in Pathanamthitta district has won. candidate turned 21 on November 18. Reshma, an SFI activist is district committee member as well.

Update: 

BJP district president V V Rajesh has won in Poojappura ward of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.

Meanwhile,  in Kochi, Twenty 20, Corporate-backed apolitical movement wins all 14 seats it h contested. It has successfully displaced LDF and UDF, who in order to beat m even kept a combined candidate. 

Twenty 20 victory is likely to inspire similar movements in Kerala. This was  first time group contested outside Kizhakkambalam.

Update: 

Congress which h won 21 seats in 2015 local body elections has received a drubbing with its candidates winning just 9 seats after 80% of seats have been counted. 

 LDF which h led in 2015 with 44 seats has fared much better this election with a win that crossed 39 after results of 75 seats came out. This trend indicates minorities have drubbed grand old party.

Although BJP h won 35 seats in last local body elections, so far it has won 29 seats, which again indicates that its voter base is intact. 

trend indicates a huge swerve of minority votes to LDF.

Update: 

Jose K Mani: UDF LOSS IS LDF GAIN

Jose K Mani, son of late leer KM Mani who was a long time ally of Congress led UDF h jumped ship to LDF before local body elections.

This seems to have helped LDF in central Christian belt of Kerala.

LDF, for first time, was able to seize 14 wards from UDF through new alliance

Update: BJP has sprung a surprise win in Pandalam muncipality with a win of 17 seats. Pandalam, pushing down LDF with 7 seats and UDF with 5 seats.

muncipality, ruled by LDF has been snatched away by BJP.

Sabarimala issue is considered to be reason behind loss of LDF here

Update: UDF has been defeated in wards of KPCC President Mulapally Ramachandran and opposition leer Ramesh Chennithala.

Meanwhile, Twenty-20 movement which for first time tested its chance outside Kizhakkambalam grama panchayat has won in 4 seats.

Update: BJP state president K Surendran's bror K Bhaskaran defeated at Ulliyeri panchayat in Kozhikode
For first time, BJP opens its account in Kannur Muncipal Corporation.

MAVELIKKARA Muncipality three parties win 9 seats each with a hung. 9-9-9 win for each party is being witnessed for first time.

Update: LDF candidate where CPIM state office known as AKG centre is located has lost. Along same lines, candidate who contested from where BJP state office at Thycaud is located has also lost.

Update: Karat Faisal who was embroiled in gold smuggling controversy was denied a seat by LDF. However, he has won at Koduvally with his opposing candidate of LDF winning mere 9 votes.

Kerala Local Body election trends show that CPI-M led Left Democratic Front (LDF) has been able to maintain a significant le. As counting of votes continues, for  941 gram panchayats, LDF has won 558 with Congress-led UDF trailing with 519 seats.

BJP making inros in Kerala

BJP has fared better than 2015 local body elections with saffron party winning 93 seats so far.  BJP has achieved a surprise win in a municipality like Ottapalam in Palakk as it was considered a stronghold of LDF. party won 9 seats leing to a hung municipality in Ottapalam. 

In South Kerala, BJP has doubled its win in Varkala municipality in Thiruvananthapuram — anor place where BJP has never secured a win in history of state. Thiruvananthapuram former Mayor from LDF, K Sreekumar faced defeat at  hands of BJP candidate Biju Kumar. Kozhikode Corporation Mayor candidate from NDA Pmakumari also defeated veteran Congress leer N Venugopal, who was UDF mayor candidate. 

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BJP le NDA has so far won 127 seats in gram panchayat and 211 seats in municipality. It has also won 14 seats across 6 corporations across state.  saffron surge is expected to rise furr in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Palakk Municipality and Corporation and Thrissur.

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