2025 Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation election

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2025 Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation election
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All 101 seats [a] in the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation
51 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
  Lotus flower symbol.svg Left Democratic Front (Kerala) Logo.svg UDF logo.png
LeaderM. R. GopanTBA K. S. Sabarinadhan
Party BJP CPI(M) INC
Alliance NDA LDF UDF
Last election355210
Seats won502919
Seat changeIncrease2.svg15Decrease2.svg23Increase2.svg9
Mayor before election

Arya Rajendran
CPI(M)
LDF

Elected mayor

TBA
BJP
NDA

The 2025 Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation election was held on 9 December 2025 to elect councillors to the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, the governing body of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious, securing 50 seats and forming the municipal government for the first time in the corporation's history.

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Election schedule

The election schedule was announced by the state election commission on 10 November 2025. [1]

Poll EventSchedule
Notification Date14 November 2025
Last Date for filing nomination21 November 2025
Scrutiny of nomination22 November 2025
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination24 November 2025
Date of Poll9 December 2025
Date of Counting of Votes13 December 2025

Parties and alliances

Left Democratic Front

Left Democratic Front [2]
PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI-M-flag.svg CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg 70
Communist Party of India CPI-banner.svg CPI symbol.svg 17
Kerala Congress (M) Kerala-Congress-flag.svg Indian election symbol two leaves.svg 3
Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD Flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Hurricane Lamp.png 3
Janata Dal (Secular) Janata Dal (Secular) flag (1).svg Indian election symbol female farmer.svg 2
Indian National League INL FLAG.png 1
Congress (Secular) Congress (Secular) Flag.png Indian Election Symbol Coconut Tree.png 1
Kerala Congress (B) Kerala-Congress-flag.svg 1
Janadhipathya Kerala Congress Kerala-Congress-flag.svg 1
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) raassttrvaadii kaaNgres - shrdcNdr pvaar Logo.png Indian Election Symbol Man Blowing Turha.png 1
Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy Janathipathiya samrakshana samithy Flag.jpg Indian Election Symbol Bus.png 1
Total101

National Democratic Alliance

National Democratic Alliance [3]
PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg Lotus flower symbol.svg M.R. Gopan96
Bharath Dharma Jana Sena Bharath Dharma Jana Sena Flag.png 3
Kerala Kamaraj Congress Kerala Kamaraj Congress Flag.png 1
Shiv Sena Shiv Sena flag.jpg Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow2.svg Manikandan S.1
Total101

United Democratic Front

   United Democratic Front (Kerala)

Seat sharing of the United Democratic Front in the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation election.

United Democratic Front
PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Flag.svg INC Hand.svg K. S. Sabarinadhan 88
Communist Marxist Party CMP-banner.svg Indian Election Symbol Star.png M. R. Manoj5
Indian Union Muslim League Flag of the Indian Union Muslim League.svg Indian Election Symbol Lader.svg 4
Kerala Congress Kerala-Congress-flag.svg Auto Rickshaw Election Symbol.svg 2
Revolutionary Socialist Party RSP-flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png 2
Total101

Results

PartySeats
ContestedWon+/−
National Democratic Alliance 10050Increase2.svg15
Left Democratic Front 10029Decrease2.svg23
United Democratic Front 10019Increase2.svg9
Independents 1002Decrease2.svg1
Total100100

Notes

  1. ↑ In 2020, the corporation had 100 wards, which was increased to 101 after 2024 delimitation by Kerala's State Election Commission.

References

  1. ↑ "Local body election Kerala 2025: Voting date & time, results, model code of conduct". Onmanorama. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "LDF announces candidates' list for Thiruvananthapuram corporation polls". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "BJP releases second list of candidates for Thiruvananthapuram Corporation polls". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
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