US EditionKerala Local Body Election Results 2025 Live Updates: Thiruvananthapuram Counting Shows Nail-Biting Race
Early trends show the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance leading in 25 of 101 wards, challenging the ruling Left Democratic Front's stronghold in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala State Election Commission data shows.
- On Saturday, Dec 13, 2025, counting began at 8 am and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance leads in Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation with early leads in Sreevaraham and Chalai, while the LDF leads in 15 wards.
- The elections were held in two phases on December 9 and 11 across more than 11,000 wards, with the Kerala SEC reporting a 73.69 overall turnout, and Phase 2 at 76.08.
- Counting teams are operating at 244 centres where control units from wards were shifted to counting halls, strong rooms opened, and postal ballots at collectorates are being verified and counted.
- Political strategists say parties are treating these results as a test of statewide strength, with the UDF leading in several corporations and the NDA eyeing gains in Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur.
- The Kerala State Election Commission expects final results by the afternoon, with the process completing by December 18, 2025, and oaths taken December 21; Mattannur municipality in Kannur district will not hold polls this cycle.
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