THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: UDF retained nine seats and LDF retained seven seats in the by-elections in seventeen local bodies. There has been a change in constituencies but the tally remains the same. BJP wrested one seat from CPM.

LDF has captured three seats from UDF while UDF UDF captured two seats of LDF and one from an Independent candidate. Congress got five seats and Muslim League four seats in UDF. In LDF, CPM won in six seats and CPI in one seat. BJP won the Punchiri Chira ward in Adichanalloor gram panchayat.

The LDF won the gram panchayat wards of Ottakkal in Kollam Thenmala, Kodambanadi in Alappuzha and Thanikkun in Palakkad Pookotkav from the UDF.

The UDF captured three Grama Panchayat seats in Ernakulam district. The LDF was defeated in Vadakkumpuram and in the panchayat ward (10th ward) of Pallipuram. The seat held by independent Reshma Varghese at Kokunnil in Mookannur was captured by UDF.

Maruvan Thuruth Ward in Kottayam Vaikom Block Panchayat and Thanikudam in Madakkathara Gram Panchayat, Parikadav in Dharmadom,Thatiyod of Kannur Munderi Gram Panchayat was retained by the LDF.

Muravan Thurut in Vadakkekara Gram Panchayat, Ernakulam and Palotikkunnu in Velam Gram Panchayat, Kozhikode were retained by the UDF. Chemmani in Perinthalmanna block panchayat of Malappuram, Kalakunnum in Chunkathara gram panchayat, Akkarapuram in Tuvvur and Kattilassery ward in Puzhakattiri were retained by the UDF.

Dharmadom shocks LDF: CPM wins by 9 votes

CPM candidate in Dharmadom Panchayat under Chief Minister's constituency won by just nine votes. Last time K K Sasheendran won the ward with a majority of 207 votes. When B Geetamma who won yesterday got 557 votes, UDF candidate M Suresh won with 548 votes.