Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 LIVE: Kerala local body election 2025 were held in two phases on December 9 and 11, and the counting of votes is set for December 13. The counting process began today at 8 am. Local body polls in Kerala take place every five years to elect representatives to grama, block, and district panchayats, along with municipalities and municipal corporations. This year, elections were conducted in 1,199 out of the state’s 1,200 local bodies.
Kerala local body election voter turnout
Phase 1 saw a turnout of 70.9 per cent in the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam, while Phase 2 recorded an even higher polling percentage of 75 per cent across Thrissur, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod.
With both phases combined, Kerala recorded an overall turnout of 73.57 per cent, slightly below the 75.97 per cent voter participation seen in the 2020 local elections.
Ernakulam (Kochi) local body election result 2020
After the 2025 ward delimitation exercise, the total number of wards in the Kochi Municipal Corporation increased from 74 to 76, reflecting the city’s expanding population and administrative needs. In the previous local body elections held in 2020, the Indian National Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) emerged as the single largest alliance, winning 30 wards. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) closely followed with 29 seats, while the BJP secured 5 seats and independent and smaller party candidates accounted for the remaining 10.
However, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) managed to form the governing majority by gaining the support of independent councillors. M Anil Kumar of the CPI(M) became the Mayor of the Kochi Corporation in 2020.
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Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: UDF wins Ernakulam municipality
UDF has won the Ernakulam municipality with 227 of 447 wards. LDF followed with 108, others with 71 and NDA with 41.
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: 'Trend will continue in Assembly elections, people ready to bring down LDF' - AICC leader
"This trend will continue in the Assembly elections as well. It is an indication that the people are ready to bring down the LDF government," AICC leader KC Venugopal said, adding that UDF had registered victories even in CPI(M) and LDF strongholds.
"I congratulate all UDF workers for their hard work. Congress workers and leaders worked unitedly," he said.
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: Visuals from Kochi, party workers raise slogans
As UDF is eyeing a comfortable win across wards in the state, UDF supporters in Kochi raise "UDF Zindabad" slogans.
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#watch | Kochi, Kerala: Visuals from outside Maharaja's College as the counting of votes is underway for Kerala local body elections. pic.twitter.com/w2pthNQflH
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Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: UDF to win local body polls?
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Sunny Joseph stated that the UDF is moving toward a historic win, and the numbers support his claims. He added that people have firmly rejected the LDF’s misleading claims.
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: Who won how many wards so far?
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has moved ahead across panchayats, municipalities and municipal corporations, securing victories in 4,579 wards so far. The Pinarayi Vijayan–led Left Democratic Front (LDF) has won 3,609 wards, while the NDA has recorded notable gains, emerging victorious in 931 wards.
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: Counting crosses midway mark in most wards
So far, the results have been announced for 227 corporation wards, 2924 municipality wards, 4926 grama panchayat wards, and 178 block panchayat wards.
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: UDF dominates, LDF mayor candidate face defeat
The UDF put up a dominant performance in the election, dealing a major setback to the LDF as its mayoral candidate suffered defeat.
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: UDF won over 350 wards
UDF has won 354 wards so far, LDF 141, NDA 90, and others have won 48.
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: UDF won majority wards
UDF has won in 1,578 wards in 23,611 wards. LDF is close behind and has won 1,168 wards.
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: LDF leading in most local bodies
Out of 12,000 local bodies, the LDF is leading in 121, followed by the UDF with 96, the NDA with 7, and others with 7.
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: District-wise data
In Ernakulam (Kochi), UDF has won 30 wards in 447 municipalities, 5 wards in the gram panchayat.
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: LDF has majority, UDF lags behind
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: Tight race ahead as UDF marginally leads LDF
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: BJP confident of winning central and South Kerala
“… We are very confident that the BJP will secure a good margin in the central Kerala belt, and we will also achieve a strong victory this time in South Kerala,” BJP leader Shaun George said.
He added that people will shift their support to the BJP this time.
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: LDF holding ground against UDF in early trends
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is holding its ground against the United Democratic Front (UDF) in early trends in the 3,240 municipalities.
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: SEC overseeing counting process
The State Election Commission is overseeing the counting of votes for the election, which took place in two phases across 244 centres in 14 districts.
The counting of votes begins.
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: Breakdown of wards and local bodies
This year’s Kerala local body elections saw polling in 17,337 wards of 941 gram panchayats, 2,267 wards under 152 block panchayats, and 346 wards across 14 district panchayats. Urban local bodies included 3,240 wards in 87 municipalities and 421 wards in six corporations.
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: Who won in 2020?
M Anil Kumar of the CPI(M) became the Mayor of the Kochi Corporation in 2020 following the local body election.
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: 36,620 candidates contested for over 11,000 wards
The first phase of the Kerala local body elections saw 36,620 candidates in the fray for 11,167 wards across 595 local bodies in districts including Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam.
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: Polls in Kerala
Ernakulam (Kochi) went to the polls in the first phase of the local body election in Kerala. Other districts that went to the polls are Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam.
Ernakulam (Kochi) Local Body Election Result 2025 Live: Counting to begin at 8 am
The counting of votes will begin at 8 am today.
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