Kerala Local Body Election Results 2025 LIVE Updates: Congress led UDF surge in Kerala- Know who won, and who lost- Check full list of winners!

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Congress leader K. C. Venugopal said the UDF’s strong performance in the local body elections was due to the government’s dismissive approach to the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple gold theft case, unity within the Opposition, and anti-incumbency against the ruling front.

Speaking to reporters in Delhi, he said the LDF had weakened across the state and that the government was unable to move forward.

He also said voters rejected Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s attempt on election day to portray the Congress as a discredited party.

Kerala Local Body Election Results 2025 LIVE Updates:

Although the UDF has won the Thrissur Corporation, the LDF continues to hold the upper hand in the three-tier panchayats and municipalities across Thrissur district. Of the seven municipalities, the LDF is leading in five while the UDF is ahead in two. In gram panchayats, the LDF is leading in 50 panchayats compared to the UDF’s 29. The LDF is also ahead in block panchayats with leads in 11 seats, while the UDF leads in four. In the district panchayat, the LDF is leading in 21 divisions, with the UDF ahead in nine.

LDF Loses Alappuzha and Kayamkulam Municipal Councils to UDF, Holds On to Cherthala

BJP state treasurer E. Krishna Das won the Pattikkara ward of Palakkad municipality by a large margin. He defeated UDF candidate Vinod Pattikkara by 415 votes.

Krishna Das is a former BJP Palakkad district president and was the vice chairperson of the outgoing municipal council. If the BJP wins power in Palakkad for a third straight term, he is being seen as a strong contender for the chairperson’s post.

Four of the five former MLAs who contested the local body elections have won. Congress leader K. S. Sabarinadhan secured victory in the Kowdiar ward of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. R. Lathadevi of the CPI won the Chadayamangalam division of the Kollam district panchayat. CPI(M) leader K. C. Rajagopalan won from the Maramon ward of the Mezhuveli grama panchayat, while Congress candidate Anil Akkara emerged victorious in the Sanskrit College ward of the Adat grama panchayat.

NDA Scripts History in Capital; Congress-Led UDF Sweeps; Ruling LDF Faces Major Setback

The NDA is moving ahead with comfortable leads in 28 wards of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. The LDF, which was leading earlier, has now fallen behind with leads in only 16 wards. The UDF has improved its performance and is leading in 13 wards. Meanwhile, former Congress MLA K. S. Sabarinathan has won the Kowdiar ward of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.

In Kizhakkambalam, Corporate-backed Twenty20 maintains a lead in 20 out of the 21 wards

NDA secures lead in 21 wards in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, with LDF in 16 wards and UDF in 11.

The Congress-led UDF has widened its lead by winning more wards, while the LDF appears to be losing momentum. By 10:49 AM, the UDF was leading in 503 local bodies, compared to the LDF’s lead in 472. The NDA remained far behind, with leads in only 35 wards.

Karat Faisal, whose candidature has repeatedly drawn attention due to past controversies, has lost the election in Koduvally municipality. His defeat in ward number 24 for 140 votes comes against the backdrop of a politically sensitive journey that began nearly a decade ago and continued to shadow successive elections in the region.

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Corporations: The Congress-led UDF is leading in four of the six corporations. The LDF is ahead in only one. In the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram, the NDA is in the lead, though the contest with the LDF remains close.

Municipalities: The LDF leads in 48 of the 87 seats. LDF in 30, and the BJP-led NDA in 1

LDF Leads in Cherthala Municipality

The full results are expected to be declared by Saturday afternoon, according to the State Election Commission (SEC). The updates can be accessed on the ‘Trend’ website maintained by the SEC: