Invalid votes recorded in Thiruvananthapuram mayoral election
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In the mayoral election, 97 valid votes were polled out of the 101-member council. V V Rajesh won the election with 51 votes, including the support of Independent councillor M Radhakrishnan. Two votes were declared invalid. LDF candidate R P Sivaji secured 29 votes, while Congress-led UDF nominee K S Sabarinadhan managed to get 17 votes. Two UDF votes those of K R Cletus, councillor from Nanthancode, and S Lathika, councillor from Venganoor were declared invalid due to errors in signing. Independent councillor Sudheesh Kumar from Powdikonam, a Congress rebel, did not cast his vote in either election. Voting did not take place in the Vizhinjam ward, where polling has been postponed following the death of a candidate. In the deputy mayoral election, Asha Nath was elected with 50 votes. LDF councillor Rakhi Ravikumar received 28 votes, while UDF candidate Mary Pushpam secured 19 votes. Two ballots those of BJP councillor Vayalkara Ratheesh from Poonkulam and LDF councillor Liju S from Ulloor were declared invalid.
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