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SDPI Creates History in Kerala; Bags 14 Seats in Debut Election
Kozhikkode: Newly formed Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has made a good show in local bodies elections in Kerala. It has bagged 13 seats including 5 municipal seats and one blcok panchayath ward.
It got one seat each at Kannur, Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Kasarkode and Palakkdu districts. SDPI candidate Sufeera came victorious from Kasanakkotta South ward- 15th ward of Kannur municipality with 325 votes. Her nearest rival Haseena P from Indian National league of UDF got 290 votes.
In Thodupuzha municipality of Idukki district, Subaida Teacher of SDPI from Keerikkode ward has won with 310 against defeating Shakeela Salim of INC who got only 298 votes.
In Pathanamthitta municipality, Kulashakharapathi ward, SDPI candidate Shilaja won woth 244 votes. Safeena of Muslim League got 230 votes. In Shornur municipality of Palakkad district SDPI independent Beena defeated M S Prasanna of INC 80 votes. In Kasarkode municipal ward of Kollambady, SDPI backed independent Majeed Kalambady defeated Sainuddeen Haji of Muslim League by 32 votes.
And it was stunning victory for Prof. Anas of SDPI who was elected from Vazhakkad Block, Vanchinadu Division. Being imprisoned in Muvattupuzha assault case against college professor, he had contested the election from Viyyoor central jail. He amassed 3992 votes, while his rival got 2089 votes.
Apart from these seats SDPI has bagged a couple of seats in various grama panchayaths.
In Kunjunnikkara grama panchayath ward of Ernakulam district SDPI candidate Seenath Jaleel won by the margin of 32 votes. She defeated Najumi Shamsu of Muslim League. SDPI candidate N N Binu Narayanan won the Mathakkal ward in Irattupetta panchayath.
Also in Manjeswaram panchayath of Kasarkode SDPI got a stunning victory, where as Maimoona defeated Rukiyya of Muslim League in Machampady ward by 63 votes.
In Thrissur district also SDPI got a seat in grama panchayath. Shamila Kabeer of SDPI gained victory over her rival Sukhanya Biju, independent in Pazhunna ward of Chovvannur panchayath.
In 10th ward of Kulashekharapuram grama panchayath of Kollam, SDPI backed independent A Naser got a stunning victory by a huge majority of 418 votes. UDF candidate Unnikrishna Pillai could win only 301 votes while Naser bagged 719 votes. One more SDPI candidate tasted victory from Kollam district. It was Amina who won 15th ward of Poruvazhi panchayath for SDPI. In Malappuram district also SDPI opened its account through an independent Kadeeja Shams who defeated Jameela Basheer of INC by huge margin of 267 votes.
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has registered an impressive victory in the local body elections in Kerala, securing majority in two of the five City Corporations and 38 of the 59 municipalities.
The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) retained Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam Corporations and secured 16 municipalities. It has secured a lead in 5,887 grama panchayats, 757 block and 122 district panchayat divisions. The results of the Corporations and the municipalities were the first to be announced as electronic voting machines were used there. A final picture is expected to emerge by Thursday evening. Counting at the Kozhikode Corporation will be taken up on October 31.
The BJP has improved upon its tally compared to the previous local body polls. The party has got significant representation in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation — six seats, two in Kochi, one in Thrissur and 76 seats in various municipalities, the highest of 15 in Palakkad municipality. The party candidates finished runners-up in eight wards in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. The party will play a crucial role in deciding the rulers in four municipalities. The SDPI has also opened its account by securing one seat each in Kannur and Thodupuzha municipalities.
A distinct feature of the local body elections this time is that 50 per cent of the over 21,000 seats are reserved for women in the multi-tier local self-government bodies.
The UDF wrested the Kochi Corporation from the LDF after three decades, winning 46 out of the 74 seats. The LDF won 23 wards and the BJP, 2 and Independent, 3. The UDF also emerged victorious in the Thrissur Corporation, winning 44 out of the 55 seats. Here, the LDF got six seats, the BJP, one and Independents, four seats.
The LDF has retained the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation winning 51 out of the 100 seats, leaving 41 to the UDF, six to the BJP and two to Independents. The LDF won the Kollam Corporation for a third successive term bagging 34 out of the 55 seats. The UDF got 18 seats and others, three seats.
The UDF won the lone municipality in Wayanad district, Kalpetta, capturing 20 of the 28 wards. In Malappuram, the UDF retained power in Malappuram, Manjeri and Tirur municipalities and toppled the LDF in Ponnani and Perinthalmanna municipalities. The UDF will rule the newly-formed Kottakkal and Nilambur municipalities. In the campaign, both the LDF and UDF had described the civic body elections, held on October 23 and 25, as a referendum on the government's performance.
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