2020 Kerala local body elections
The Left Democratic Front won in more than half of all gram panchayats. The United Democratic Front performed poorly, leading in just three out of fourteen district pan chayats and in one corporation. The National Democratic Alliance increased the tally of gram panChayats, improved its seat share and they lead in two municipalities.
About 2020 Kerala local body elections in brief
Elections to local bodies in Kerala were held in December 2020. The Left Democratic Front won in more than half of all gram panchayats. The United Democratic Front performed poorly, leading in just three out of fourteen district pan chayats and in one corporation. The National Democratic Alliance increased the tally of gram panChayats, improved its seat share, and they lead in two municipalities. Even though LDF lost some majority in some Grama Panchayalities, they managed to gain absolute majority in Thiruvananthuram and Kasaragod districts. The results were announced on 16 December, with the votes counted and results announced on 8, 10 and 14 December.
In total, Kerala has 1200 local self-governing bodies. 68 lakh candidates filed nominations to various local bodies, which was dwindled down to 74,899 candidates after the rest were either rejected or withdrawn. There are 34,744 polling booths; 29,321 in panchaysats, 3,422 in municipalities and 2,001 in corporations. An all-party meeting decided to file a plea in the state high court to defer the polls, which were set for November 2020, considering the increasing COVID cases.
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