LDF retained power in Attingal municipality as the voters here chose to go against the state-wise anti-LDF wave. LDF won 17 seats out of the total 31, UDF 13 and BJP one. LDF leaders here are mildly surprised at losing some of the seats, which they had taken as granted. Still, the victory allows the workers here to hold their head high, as LDF failed to secure clear mandate in any of the other municipalities in the district.
Several factors paved way for the victory. The previous municipal council, headed by Mr. CJ Rajesh Kumar has a reasonably good image. The implementation of waste disposal facilities and the visible efforts to keep the town clean and green were some of the highlights of the previous council's rein. Surprisingly, the only people who were not impressed by the outgoing chairman are his own party workers. There had been murmurs about his personal life and bourgeois conduct.
Adv. S. Kumari is the most likely figure to become the chairperson now. So far, she has been hard working and pretty down to earth. All Attingalites hope that she keeps the good work of the previous council and introduce fresh initiatives.
Here is the list of winners in Municipal elections.
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| Crowd gathered outside Girls High School, the main counting station in Attingal |
Adv. S. Kumari is the most likely figure to become the chairperson now. So far, she has been hard working and pretty down to earth. All Attingalites hope that she keeps the good work of the previous council and introduce fresh initiatives.
Here is the list of winners in Municipal elections.
| Ward | Place | Winner | Party | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOCHUVILA | Smt. ALUMOOTTIL NAJEENA | ML | 69 votes |
| 2 | ALAMCODE | Shri. A.R NAJAM | CPI(M) | 239 votes |
3 | POOVANPARA | Shri. REJU.S | CPI(M) | 157 votes |
| 4 | L M S | Smt. JAMEELA. S | CPI(M) | 169 votes |
| 5 | KARICHIYIL | Shri. PRADEEP.M | CPI(M) | 199 votes |
| 6 | THACHOORKUNNU | Smt. ADV. S.KUMARI | CPI(M) | 264 votes |
| 7 | ARATTU KADAVU | Shri. AVANAVANCHERI RAJU | CPI | 305 votes |
| 8 | AVANAVANCHERI | Shri. K.KRISHNAMOORTHI | INC | 182 votes |
| 9 | GRAMAM | Shri. BABU G. | CPI(M) | 102 votes |
| 10 | VELAMKONAM | Smt. SREEKUMARI.S | CPI(M) | 151 votes |
| 11 | KACHERI | SREEKUMARI | CPI(M) | 10 votes |
| 12 | MANOMOHANA VILASAM | ADV.R.S.MINI | INC | 171 votes |
| 13 | AMBALAMMUKKU | V.VENU | INC | 8 votes |
| 14 | CHITTATTINKARA | Smt. ANITHA.S | CPI(M) | 276 votes |
| 15 | VALIYAKUNNU | Shri. RAMANKUTTY.R | CPI(M) | 56 votes |
| 16 | SEEVELIKONAM | SOBHANA.K | CPI(M) | 74 votes |
| 17 | MUNNUMUKKU | SATHI.K | INC | 222 votes |
| 18 | ATTAKULAM | N.PADMANABHAN | BJP | 175 votes |
| 19 | PARVATHYPURAM | P.RAJU | INC | 14 votes |
| 20 | KANJIRAMKONAM | S.VIJAYA KUMAR | INC | 34 votes |
| 21 | RAMACHAMVILA | N.JAYA DEVI | INC | 6 votes |
| 22 | CHERUVALLIMUKKU | MANJU.M.S | CPI(M) | 211 votes |
| 23 | KODUMAN | UNNIKRISHNAN.P | INC | 171 votes |
| 24 | PALACE | SUMA MANI | INC | 20 votes |
| 25 | KUNNATHU | V.MURALEEDHARAN NAIR | INC | 60 votes |
| 26 | TOWN | PREMA KUMARI | INC | 134 votes |
| 27 | PACHAMKULAM | LETHA.L | CPI(M) | 78 votes |
| 28 | THOATTAVARAM | JALAJA KUMARI.S | CPI(M) | 286 votes |
| 29 | KOTTIYODE | ADV.V.S.SAJI | CPI(M) | 295 votes |
| 30 | TOWN HALL | VISWAMBHARAN.V | CPI(M) | 222 votes |
| 31 | MELATTINGAL | REMA DEVI AMMA | INC | 87 votes |
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