LDF wrests both local body wards in Kannur
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) successfully won two local body ward by-elections in the Kannur district. These victories include wresting a seat from the UDF and retaining another, which the party views as a significant political comeback.
Why it matters
Local election results serve as a barometer for political sentiment and party influence in the Kerala region.
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) won both the local body wards in Kannur district where by-elections were held, wresting back the Bavode East ward of Peralassery panchayat from the United Democratic Front (UDF) and retaining the Uruvachal division of Mattannur municipality.
In Bavode East, the LDF’s K.V. Ratheesh defeated UDF candidate M. Ranjish by 65 votes. The ward had been won by the UDF by a margin of 13 votes in the previous election. The bypoll was necessitated by the death of sitting UDF member Suresh Babu Thandarath.
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