UDF nominee V.R. Sudheer sweeps aside rivals to become Kochi Corporation Deputy Mayor

V.R. Sudheer of the UDF has been elected as the Deputy Mayor of Kochi Corporation, securing a comfortable victory over his rivals. The election process was marked by procedural strictness, including the disqualification of one councillor's vote due to a technical error.
The election of the new Deputy Mayor of Kochi Corporation unfolded with little drama, as United Democratic Front (UDF) nominee and four-time councillor V.R. Sudheer sailed past his rivals with a comfortable margin of 17 votes on Wednesday (July 29, 2026)
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