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UDF wrests power in 3 more municipalities Updated: Updated: LDF retains Vadakara, Koyilandy; it is a ‘tie’ in Mukkom Share Article LDF retains Vadakara, Koyilandy; it is a ‘tie’ in Mukkom The United Democratic Front (UDF) made gains in Kozhikode district when results of the elections to the seven municipal councils were declared on Wednesday. While the UDF retained its hold over Koduvally, it also wrested Payyoli, Ramanattukara, and Feroke from the Left Democratic Front (LDF). But the UDF could not capture power in Mukkom, where its ‘tactical tie-up’ with the Jamaat-e-Islami-backed Welfare Party of India (WPI) had snowballed into a controversy. The LDF, which was in power in all municipalities except Koduvally last time, preserved its hold on Vadakara and Koyilandy. ....
Poll scene calmful in Mukkom, Koduvally municipalities Updated: Updated: Welfare Party tie-up with UDF, Karat Faisal’s candidature brought them into limelight Share Article AAA Voters walk past banners and posters seeking vote for candidates at Chennamangallur in Mukkom Municipality in Kozhikode district on Monday. Welfare Party tie-up with UDF, Karat Faisal’s candidature brought them into limelight Debate over the United Democratic Front’s tie-up with the Jamaat-e-Islami-backed Welfare Party of India (WPI) in the local body polls may be heating up elsewhere in the State, but the situation in and around Chennamangallur, the latter’s stronghold in Mukkom Municipality is relatively calm. ....