Thiruvananthapuram Local Body Election Result 2025 Highlight: Kerala local body election 2025 were conducted in two stages – December 9 and December 11, and the counting of votes began today, December 13 at 8 am. Polls were carried out in 1,199 out of 1,200 local bodies across Kerala.
Kerala local body election voter turnout
The first phase – covering the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam – recorded a 70.9 per cent voter turnout. In the second phase, which included the districts of Thrissur, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod, about 75 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballots.
The total turnout of both phases stood at 73.57 per cent, slightly lower than the 75.97 per cent turnout achieved in the 2020 local body elections.
Thiruvananthapuram: Alliance-wise seat allocation
In Thiruvananthapuram, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) fielded candidates in all 101 wards. Within the alliance, CPI(M) contested 70 seats, CPI in 17, while Kerala Congress (M) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal each contested three. Janata Dal (Secular) contested two seats, and Indian National League, Congress (Secular), Kerala Congress (B), Janadhipathya Kerala Congress, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) and Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samithi contested one seat each.
The NDA also put forward candidates in all 101 seats. The BJP contested the lion’s share with 96 seats, followed by Bharath Dharma Jana Sena with three, while Kerala Kamaraj Congress and Shiv Sena each contested one.
The United Democratic Front (UDF) fielded candidates in all 101 wards as well. The Indian National Congress had the largest share with 88 candidates, followed by the Communist Marxist Party with five, the Indian Union Muslim League with four, and Kerala Congress and the Revolutionary Socialist Party, contesting two seats each.
In 2020, LDF won Thiruvananthapuram and S Arya Rajendran is the incumbent mayor.
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After Kerala saw a shift in power in the local body election, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reacted via a social media post. She said that the “verdict is more than a political outcome”.
Our commitment is clear and heartfelt: to stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Kerala, listen carefully to their voices, and work every day for honest, compassionate, people-first governance.
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 13, 2025
The verdict in the local body elections is more than a political outcome. It…
Rahul Gandhi has shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) as UDF is eyeing a comfortable win.
A salute to the people of Kerala for placing their trust in the UDF in the local body elections. This is a decisive and heartening mandate.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 13, 2025
These results are a clear sign of growing confidence in the UDF and point the way towards a sweep in the upcoming Assembly election.
The…
CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan has reacted to Kerala local body election results, saying that UDF and BJP have helped each other.
“We will examine why govt achievements did not reflect on the elections. Congress has joined hands with communal forces to defeat LDF. In many places, the UDF and BJP helped each other,” he said.
BJP workers waving the party flag as the capital will have a BJP mayor.
Massive political churn in Kerala.
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) December 13, 2025
The BJP sweeps the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, winning 50 out of the 100 seats that went to polls.
The remaining seats are split between the LDF (29), UDF (19), and Independents (2).
A clear shift in the political… pic.twitter.com/zaNCGJYDh3
PM Modi took to X to thank the people of Kerala for the BJP-led NDA's sweeping victory in the state's capital.
Thank you Thiruvananthapuram!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 13, 2025
The mandate the BJP-NDA got in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation is a watershed moment in Kerala’s politics.
The people are certain that the development aspirations of the state can only be addressed by our Party.
Our Party will work towards…
UDF is inching closer to a sweeping victory in the Kerala Local Body Election 2025, having won 8,888 wards.
LDF is closely following UDF, having won 7,196 wards in total so far.
NDA has so far won 1,652 wards.
Other parties, including independent candidates, have won 1,410 wards.
Vote counting in Kerala is in its final leg, with local body results set to be declared soon.
“What a fantastic result for UDF in Kerala in the local body elections!” Congress’ Shama Mohamed wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
She added that this shows Congress will come back to power with a huge majority. “UDF has won 4 corporations out of 6 & most of the panchayats & municipalities. This clearly shows that in the upcoming assembly elections, the Congress Party will come back to power with a huge majority. Congrats to each one of the UDF karyakartas who have worked very hard for this tremendous victory!”
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has acknowledged the BJP's historic performance in his constituency and congratulated the UDF's "truly impressive" win.
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Sunny Joseph stated that the UDF is moving towards a historic win, and that the people have firmly rejected the LDF’s propaganda.
BJP is leading in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation and looks set to win the key seat.
UDF's K S Sabarinathan won in the Kowdiar ward of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.
Video shows party workers outside the centre in Thiruvananthapuram.
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: Vote counting is underway for the Kerala local body elections. pic.twitter.com/4Da8fiCJY6
— IANS (@ians_india) December 13, 2025
Former DGP R Sreelekha has won the Sasthamangalam division in the Thiruvananthapuram corporation.
Early trends indicate a close contest between the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF).
Congress mayoral candidate KS Sabarinadhan wins the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.
UDF has maintained a strong lead in Shashi Tharoor's constituency, having won in 1,578 wards.
The Congress candidate who moved Kerala High Court to reinstate her name in the electoral roll won by a margin of over 300 votes.
Vyshna SL called it a "win for democracy" and that the Congress had said that "truth will win".
"It is an occasion for us to be proud and happy. People recognised our hard work," she said.
According to the website of the State Election Commission, LDF is leading in 121 local bodies out of 12,000, followed by the UDF with 96, the NDA with 7, and others with 7.
In Thiruvananthapuram, a tight race is unfolding, with the LDF and UDF locked in a neck-and-neck contest.
"... 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.
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) has maintained a lead in early trends in the 3,240 municipalities.
Visuals from outside the counting station at Sarvodaya Vidyalaya ICSE School, Nalanchira.
#watch | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | Visuals from outside the counting station at Sarvodaya Vidyalaya ICSE School, Nalanchira for Kerala local body elections. Vote counting will begin at 8 am across 244 counting centres. pic.twitter.com/BAtmwiFlXb
— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2025
The State Election Commission is overseeing the counting process at 244 centres across 14 districts.
The counting of votes begins.
In this year’s Kerala local body elections, voting took place in 17,337 wards across 941 gram panchayats, 2,267 wards in 152 block panchayats, and 346 wards spread over 14 district panchayats. Elections were also held in 3,240 wards across 87 municipalities and 421 wards in six municipal corporations.
In 2020, Left Democratic Front (LDF) won Thiruvananthapuram and S Arya Rajendran is the incumbent mayor.