All 55 councils in the Kollam City Corporation 28 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
66.06% (3.54%)
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Bharatiya Janata Party
Alliance
LDF
UDF
NDA
Last election
36
16
2
Seats won
39
14
6
Seat change
3
7
4
Popular vote
85,205
61,998
44,934
Percentage
41.75%
30.38%
22.02%
Swing
2.23%
2.08%
3.16%
Elected Mayor
Prasanna Earnest CPI(M)
The 5th Kollam Municipal Corporation council election was held on 8 December 2020 and the result announced on 16 December. LDF won 39 seats, UDF fronts won 9 seats, NDA won 6 seats and others won 1 seat. CPI(M) lead LDF won the majority to rule[1][2]
History
Kollam became the fourth municipal corporation of Kerala in the year 2000. Since the inception, only LDF ruled the corporation.[3]
Election history
Since the incorporation of the KMC in 2000, only the LDF has been in power.
The tenure of the members of the municipal corporation of Kollam ended on early November 2020.[9] As per the voters list published in 2020 November, there were around 2,88,804 eligible voters (1,38,820 male voters, 1,49,984 female voters) in which 2,04,058 cast their votes through 265 polling stations in the corporation area. The total polling rate was 66.06%.[2][10][11]
Details of voters in Kollam for the municipal corporation election 2020
Group of voters
Voters population
Cast votes
Male
1,38,820
NA
Female
1,49,984
NA
Third Gender
0
0
Total Voters
2,88,804
2,04,058
There were 55 wards with one polling booth in each ward. The vote counting station in the municipality was Government Boys HSS, Thevally.
Councils in Kollam City Corporation
Maruthadi
Sakthikulangara
Meenathucheri
Kavanad
Vallikeezhu
Kureepuzha West
Kureepuzha
neeravil
Anchalummoodu
Kadavoor
Mathili
Thevally
Vadakkumbhagam
Asramam
Uliyakkovil
Uliyakkovil East
Koyikkal
Kadappakkada
Kallumthazham
Mangadu
Arunoottimangalam
Cthathinamkulam
Karicode
College
Palkulangara
Ammannada
Vadakkevila
Pallimukku
Ayathil
Kilikollur
Punthalathazham
Palathara
Manacadu
Kolloorvila
Kayyalakkal
Valathungal
Akkolil
Thekkumbhagom
Eravipuram
Bharanikkavu
Thekkevila
Mundakkal
Pattathanam
Cantonment
Udayamarthandapuram
Thamarakkulam
Pallithottam
Port
Cutchery
Kaikkulangara
Tangasseri
Thirumullavaram
Mulangadakam
Alattukavu
Kannimel
Parties and coalitions
There are two major political coalitions in Kollam corporation. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is the coalition of left wing and far-left parties, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). The United Democratic Front (UDF) is the coalition of centrist and centre-left parties led by the Indian National Congress. The third front is led by Bharatiya Janata Party.
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