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The UDF held on to its overall edge in the local body bypolls in Kottayam and Pathanamthitta, but the LDF scored a significant gain by wresting the Thrikkodithanam division of the Kottayam district panchayat from the UDF.
The Thrikkodithanam district panchayat seat, which fell vacant after sitting member Vinu Job was elected to the Assembly from Changanassery in the recent election, saw the CPI(M) wrest the seat from the Kerala Congress. CPI(M) candidate Manju Sujith secured 16,280 votes to defeat Kerala Congress candidate Vijay Jose Marett, who polled 14,140 votes. BJP candidate A. Manoj secured 3,993 votes.
In Meenadom panchayat’s ward 11, Congress candidate Preetha Prasad won by 162 votes, while CPI(M) candidate Sunny Varghese emerged victorious in ward 10 of Pampady panchayat by a margin of 66 votes.
In Pathanamthitta, the UDF won all the seats where bypolls were held. In Kunnamthanam panchayat, Congress candidate Radhàmaniyamma won the Vallokunnu ward by just two votes. In Othara ward of Kuttoor panchayat, Kerala Congress candidate Rabeesh Mon Ravi won by 148 votes.
In Kalleli ward of Aruvappulam panchayat, Congress candidate Anila won by 112 votes, while Congress candidate M.R. Ramyāmol won the Blockpadi ward in Ranni panchayat by a margin of five votes.
Published – September 29, 2026 07:30 pm IST
