2020 Kerala local elections

2020 Kerala Local Elections

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1199 of 1200 local bodies in Kerala [a]
Turnout76.2% (Decrease1.5%)
Alliance   LDF   UDF   NDA
Percentage 40.2%[2] 37.9% 15.0%
Swing (Increase2.8%) (Increase0.7%) (Increase1.7%)
Grama Panchayat 514 321 19
Block Panchayat 108 38 0
District Panchayat 11 3 0
Municipality 43 41 2
Corporation 5 1 0

Elections to local bodies (Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations) in Kerala were held in December 2020.[3] Polling took place over 3 days; on 8, 10 and 14 December, with the votes counted and results announced on 16 December.[4]

Left Democratic Front (LDF), who also formed the state government, won majorities in more than half of all grama panchayats, two-thirds of district panchayats and in all municipal corporations barring Kannur. United Democratic Front (UDF), led by Indian National Congress (INC), despite improving its vote share by 0.7% won just three out of fourteen district panchayats and one corporation, in comparison to seven and two respectively in the previous election in 2015. National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), increased their tally of wards won and secured a majority in two municipalities and nineteen panchayats.

  1. ^ "Explained: How has Kerala planned its three-tier local body elections?". The Indian Express. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  2. ^ "State Election Commission".
  3. ^ "Local body polls in Kerala to be held on November 2 and 5". The Hindu. 2015-10-04. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  4. ^ "Kerala local body polls in three phases in December". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-11-06.


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