Polling officers open poll packing containers throughout counting of votes for the Kerala native physique elections, in Kozhikode, on December 13, 2025. | Picture Credit score: PTI
The United Democratic Entrance (UDF) is giving a tricky struggle to the Left Democratic Entrance‘s (LDF) hegemony in Kozhikode and the Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) has made spectacular good points because the outcomes of the native physique elections within the district trickled in by Saturday afternoon (December 13, 2025).
The Kozhikode Company, dominated by the LDF for round 5 a long time, is seeing a neck-and-neck struggle. At 1.30 pm, the LDF is main or has received 31 wards, intently adopted by the UDF which is main or has received 27 wards. The NDA’s tally stands at 13 seats, up from the seven that that they had received final time. The LDF suffered a significant setback as CP Musafar Ahmed, incumbent Deputy Mayor and Mayoral candidate, suffered a crushing defeat within the Meenchanda ward in opposition to the UDF’s SK Aboobacker. Different notable defeats included T. Sujan, MC Anil Kumar and C. Rekha.
The UDF additionally suffered a humiliation when its Mayoral candidate PM Niyas misplaced to the NDA’s Harish Pottangadi in Paroppadi ward. KC Shobhitha, UDF occasion chief within the present council, received from the Malaparamba ward.
Within the 28-member district panchayat, the UDF is main or has received in 16 divisions and the LDF 12. Within the 12-member block panchayat, the LDF is main or has received in seven divisions and the UDF is forward in 4 seats. There’s a tie in a single division.
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The UDF retained its supremacy in 4 of the seven municipalities. It got here out victorious in Feroke, Koduvally, Payyoli and Ramanattukara. LDF is heading to victory in Koyilandy, Vadakara and Mukkom municipalities. Of the 70 grama panchayats, the UDF is main or has received 39 and the LDF 25.
Printed – December 13, 2025 02:15 pm IST