Panchayath(Local body) Elections is a complicated structured analogy , difficult to fathom but normal indicator of people mind set and it comes as a pulse for the oncoming election winner in any state in india .
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A classic example is in Tamilnadu , DMK Party that were thrice defeated by ADMK but in 1986 under ADMK rule ( Then Cheif Minister M.G.Rama Chandran) been defeated in all forms of Panchayat by DMK ( Then President M.Karunanithi ) and in the ensuing election in 1989 DMK swept the assembly Polls and formed the State Government
Kerala is going for the state Assembly elections in 2021, so the Panchayath results to be watched with intensity amongst all parties .
In Kerala 1199 of the 1200 local bodies in the state went to the polls in a three-phase election.
Polling for 941 Grama Panchayats, 152 Block Panchayats, 14 District Panchayats, 86 Municipalities and six Municipal Corporations were held on December 8, 10 and 14.
The votes are being counted on December 16, 2020. A total of 75,013 candidates are contesting in the 2020 Kerala Local Body elections and of which more than 51% are women.
A total of 2.71 crore voters were eligible to vote across 34,744 polling stations.
These elections registered a voter turnout of 76.04% which is 1.66 percentage lower than the 2015 polls (77.7%).
Splco Complied the list of leads / wins of the Kerala Local Body polls 2020.
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Corporations : 6 – CPM+ : 3 ; CONGRESS+ : 2 ; TIE : 1
Six Municipal Corporations in Kerala are Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Kochi, Kollam, Thrissur, Kannur.
There are a total of 414 wards across the six corporations. In the 2015 Kerala Local Body polls, LDF(CPM+) won 196 wards, UDF(Congress+) 142 wards, NDA( BJP+) 51 wards and others 24 wards.
Kannur won/leads by UDF(Congress+) 34/55 followed by LDF( CPM+) 14/55 NDA 1/55 and Others 1/55
Kozhikode won/leads by LDF(CPM+) 49/75 followed by UDF(Congress+) 14/75 NDA 7/75 and Others 5/75
Thrissur won/leads by UDF(Congress+) 23/54 followed by LDF( CPM+) 20/54 NDA 6/54 and Others 5/54
Thiruvananthapuram won/leads by LDF(CPM+) 51/100 followed by NDA 34/100 ( 2015 same wards won by NDA alliance ) Congress 10/100 and Others 5/100
Kochi – Tie happened and Others/Independents will decide the mayor selection
won/leads by UDF(Congress+) 30/74 followed by LDF( CPM+) 29/74 NDA 5/74 and Others 10/74
Kozhikode won/leads by LDF(CPM+) 49/75 followed by Congress 14/75 NDA 7/75 and Others 5/75
Kozhikode won/leads by LDF(CPM+) 39/55 followed by UDF(Congress+) 9/55 NDA 6/55 and Others 1/55
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District Panchayats : 14 – CPM+ Victorious
There are 14 District Panchayats in Kerala with a total of 331 wards.
In the 2015 Kerala Local Body polls LDF(CPM+) was a largest party in 7 District Panchayats, UDF(Congress+) in the other 7, BJP+ in 0 and others in 0.
In the 2020 Kerala Local Body polls LDF(CPM+) won largest party in 10 District Panchayats, UDF(Congress+) in the other 4, BJP+ in 0 and others in 0.
Municipalities : 87 – Congress+ Victorious
There are 87 Municipalities in Kerala with a total of 3078 wards. In the 2015 Kerala Local Body polls LDF(CPM+) was a largest party in 44 Municipalities, UDF(Congress+) in 41, NDA(BJP+) in 1 and others in 0.
In the 2020 Kerala Local Body polls UDF(Congress+) won largest party in 45 followed by LDF(CPM+) in 35, others in 4 NDA(BJP+) in 2
Block Panchayats : 152 – CPM+ Victorious
There are 152 Block Panchayats in Kerala with a total of 2080 wards. In the 2015 Kerala Local Body polls LDF(CPM+) was a largest party in 90 Block Panchayats, UDF in 61, BJP+ in 0 and others in 0.
In the 2020 Kerala Local Body polls LDF(CPM+) won largest party in 108 Block Panchayats, UDF(Congress+) in the other 44, BJP+ in 0 and others in 0.
Grama Panchayats : 941 – CPM+ Victorious
There are 941 Grama Panchayats in Kerala with a total of 15,962 wards. In the 2015
Kerala Local Body polls LDF(CPM+) had won the most wards in 549 Grama Panchayats, UDF(Congress+) in 365, NDA(BJP+) in 14 and others in 13.
In the 2020 Kerala Local Body polls LDF(CPM+) had won the most wards in 514 Grama Panchayats, UDF(Congress+) in 375, Others in 29. NDA(BJP+) in 23
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Interpretations
From the above results/leads it is become crystal clear in all format of Panchayath CPM+ has emerged clear winner , but only for Municipalities it lost to Congress
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With respect to Corporation results though congress increased its tally in Kannur but it near to loss Kochi where others/independents will have a major say . But in Thrissur Congress bring Surprise to CPM and dislodged it .
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BJP the richest party and with powerful leaders ruling roast could not make any heavy dent this time also inspite of their robust glaring agitation against women workship in Sabarimalai temple but came a poor fourth position in many format of Panchayat Structure and it is learnt their deposit loose stream also continues in 2020 .
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Note : in order to save the security deposit, every candidate would have to secure one-sixth of the total number of valid votes cast
