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BJP-led NDA wins 50 wards in the 101-ward Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, while the LDF was reduced to 29 wards. UDF wins 19 seats, a strong comeback for the front

LoP Satheesan said the UDFs emergence as a big tent accommodating varied social groups catalysed the coalitions best performance since the first elections for local bodies in 1995

The NDA won from 50 wards in the 101-ward Corporation, while the LDF was reduced to 29 wards

Continuity marks municipal verdict in Kozhikode district amid anti-incumbency trend in Kerala

While the outfit retained power in Kizhakkambalam panchayat, its headquarters, and Aikkaranadu panchayat, it lost Kunnathunadu and Mazhuvannoor panchayats

BJP Kerala president says the outcome shows that LDFs 10-year tenure has been a complete failure, marked by corruption and administrative shortcomings

Secures 25 of 53 seats in Palakkad municipal council

The Kozhikode Corporation, ruled by the LDF for around five decades, is seeing a neck-and-neck fight

LDF wins only 22 seats, including two independents it supported, which was worse than its tally of 24 in 2010

UDF won 11 of the 12 municipalities, 84 of the 94 grama panchayats, 14 of the 15 block panchayats, and 31 of the 33 district panchayat council in Malappuram

By noon, UDF was leading in 45 divisions, while the Left Democratic Front (LDF) was ahead in only 20. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading in six divisions, and independents in five. The UDF is on the cusp of replicating its best performance in recent times, the victory in 2010 when it bagged 48 seats.

Of the 13 municipalities, the United front was leading in 12 municipalities

Several prominent LDF leaders faced defeat

Here are key numbers explaining the Kerala local body polls 2025.

The results mark a sharp reversal from the 2020 civic polls, when the UDF narrowly missed power in a dramatic finish

The results of the 2025 Kerala local body polls will be declared today. Counting of ballots cast by over two crore voters is taking place at 244 centres and 14 district collectorates. Vote counting began at 8 a.m., according to the State Election Commission. The results are expected to shape the future course of campaigning by political parties and fronts in the State ahead of the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections.

The United Democratic Front was leading in 12 municipalities in Ernakulam out of the 13 in Ernakulam district at 10 a.m.

The 2025 elections were held to 23,573 wards in 1199 local bodies including the three-tier panchayats, municipalities and corporations

The 2025 elections were held to 23,573 wards in 1199 local bodies including the three-tier panchayats, municipalities and corporations

The prosecutions case was that the actor conspired with the accused to take revenge against the woman actor for defaming him and wrecking his marital life.

The current council will stay in office until the new one takes charge, possibly before December 20; Mayor Beena Philip highlighted the councils achievements over five years, while opposition councillors voiced regret over projects that had stalled

When the court convened on Friday to decide on the quantum of punishment for the convicts in the 2017 actor rape case, an exasperated Honey M. Varghese, the Principal Sessions Judge, suggested fair reporting of court proceedings and balanced comments without slandering the judicial system

CPI(M) workers targeted United Democratic Front (UDF) candidates and booth agents on the polling day and afterwards, with even women candidates getting brutally assaulted, alleges KPCC president

Rise in mosquito density is a clear indication that dengue cases can spike any time, say senior Health officials

The GCDA had identified 13 renovation works to be either completed or are at various stages of progress by the sponsor while taking possession of the stadium

The suspect was nabbed from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi

Student registrations for college and higher education categories see threefold increase compared to previous cohorts

30th edition of film festival gets under way with Kerala Culture Minister expressing solidarity with the survivor in the actor assault case. Referring to the opening film Palestine 36, he says the State stands with the oppressed people of Palestine.

Collaborative research by Kerala University and the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, publishes the findings

While UDF is hoping to reclaim its stronghold, LDF is expecting to continue its 2020 local body election victory in the district. NDA too is hoping to deepen its influence

LDF banks on a decade of development; UDF senses anti-incumbency wave; NDA claims edge in low-turnout Corporation battle

The six convicts awarded life imprisonment on two counts for gang rape (IPC 376 D) and criminal conspiracy [IPC 120 (b)] among other punishments. All the punishments of the convicts will run concurrently. The number of days they were imprisoned during the pendency of the trial will be deducted from the 20-year jail term, the court announced

Counting centre for Kollam Corporation will be Thevalli Boys Higher Secondary School

The support of more than 7,000 police officers will be ensured across the district to maintain law and order

Spanish-Mexican film Ruido chronicles the struggles of an African teen in Barcelona, keen to make a mark in rap. Rock-solid support from women propel her to success, surmounting racist, sexist barriers

There are 12 block-level centres to count the votes of grama panchayats and one centre each for seven municipalities; Government Vocational Higher Secondary School for Girls, Nadakkavu, is the counting centre for the Kozhikode Corporation

Petitions were against a single judges decision that had set aside the A-certification issued by the CBFC to Haal