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New Kochi Corporation councillors to be sworn in on Monday Updated: Updated: Deliberations on posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor to gather steam Share Article Deliberations on posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor to gather steam The newly elected councillors of the 74-member Kochi Corporation Council will be sworn in on Monday, with several first-time councillors among them. “A majority of councillors of all the three fronts are newcomers,” said M. Anil Kumar, a probable Mayor candidate of the Left Democratic Front (LDF). The presence of five National Democratic Alliance (NDA) councillors will also be a first in the council. The NDA, which has never won more than two seats in the council, bagged five this time. Besides Ernakulam Central and Cherlai, which have remained BJP bastions for decades, the NDA won Island North, Amaravathy, and Ernakulam South. ....
Shock for UDF as heavyweights taste defeat at the hustings Updated: Updated: Mayoral hopeful N. Venugopal and Dy. Mayor Premakumar among prominent losers Share Article Mayoral hopeful N. Venugopal and Dy. Mayor Premakumar among prominent losers It did not begin well for the UDF. The first result announced on the day came as a rude shock to the Congress, as its Mayor candidate and senior leader N. Venugopal lost the contest by one vote. An electoral defeat in Island North, which Mr. Venugopal has always held as his home turf, was something unpalatable for the seasoned politician. Venugopal, who will turn 70 shortly, suffered defeat at the hands of a political novice, T. Padmakumari of the BJP. ....