# 2020 Paravur Municipal Council election

The 8th Paravur Municipal council election was held on 8 December 2020 and the result announced on 16 December. Both LDF and UDF fronts won 14 seats each and NDA won 4 seats. The result declared as Hung because none of the fronts got the minimum seats to rule

## History

Paravur was one of the 4 panchayaths initially formed in the erstwhile Travancore state. It was formed in the year 1937 along with Nedumangad, Perumbavoor, Boothapandi(now in Tamilnadu). The first panchayath election held in 1942. There was only one ward in Paravur then. In 1953, Paravur panchayath bifurcated and formed Poothakkulam panchayath from it. Later in 1985, Paravur upgraded as a municipality.

### Election history

| Year of election | Cast votes | Polling rate | LDF | UDF | NDA | Others | Total seats | Winner |
| 2020 | 22,912 | 73.07 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 32 | Hung |
| 2015 | 20,903 | 76.23 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | LDF |
| 2010 | NA | NA | 15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 32 | Hung |

## Background

The tenure of the members of the municipal council of Paravur ended on early November 2020. As per the voters list published in 2020 November, there were around 31,358 eligible voters (14,140 male voters, 17,218 female voters) in which 22,912 (10,002 male voters and 12,910 female voters) cast their votes through 32 polling stations in the municipal area. The total polling rate was 73.07%.
Details of voters in Paravur for the municipal election 2020 :
| Group of voters | Voters population | Cast votes |
| Male | 14,140 | 10,002 |
| Female | 17,218 | 12,910 |
| Third Gender | 0 | 0 |
| Total Voters | 31,358 | 22,912 |
There were 32 wards with one polling booth in each ward. The vote counting station in the municipality is Kottapuram Government LP School.
Councils in Paravur Municipality :
| Perumpuzha | Vinayakar | Nedungolam | Parayilkavu |
| Kochalummoodu | Pashumon | Ayiravilly | Peraal |
| Ollal | Krishibhavan | Market | Town |
| Aattinpuram | Puthiyidam | Kottamoola | Nerukadavu |
| Thekkumbhagam | Puthiyakavu | Vadakkumbhagam | Kurandikulam |
| Chillaykkal | Pozhikkara | Anchal Office | Maniyankulam |
| Kurumandal | Puttingal | Railway Station | Punjirakkulam |
| Kallumkunnu | Mangakunnu | Pukkulam | Yakshikkavu |

## Parties and coalitions

There are two major political coalitions in Paravur. 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.

### Left Democratic Front

| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | Male | Female |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | | | K. P. Kurup | 26 | 10 | 16 |
| Communist Party of India | | | -- | 6 | 2 | 4 |

### United Democratic Front

| Party | Leader | Seats contested | Male | Female |
| Indian National Congress | Paravur Mohandas | 28 | 13 | 15 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | -- | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Indian Union Muslim League | | 1 | 1 | 0 |

### National Democratic Alliance

| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | Male | Female |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | | | Mylakkal Ashokan | 31 | 12 | 19 |

## Results
### Ward-wise

| Ward No. | Ward | LDF candidate | Party | Votes | UDF candidate | Party | Votes | NDA candidate | Party | Votes | Winner | Margin | Winning Party | Winning Alliance |
| 01 | Perumpuzha | Sabu.G | CPI(M) | 234 | Vijay R.S | Indian National Congress | 303 | Pradeep Kumar | BJP | 98 | Vijay R.S | 69 | Indian National Congress | UDF |
| 02 | Vinayakar | G.Suresh babu | CPI(M) | 325 | R.Jayanadh | Indian National Congress | 172 | R.Gopalakrishna Pillai | BJP | 156 | G.Suresh babu | 153 | CPI (M) | LDF |
| 03 | Nedumgolam | V.Ambika | CPI(M) | 276 | Manikrishnan | Indian National Congress | 226 | Sindhu Sudheer | BJP | 92 | V.Ambika | 50 | CPI (M) | LDF |
| 04 | Parayilkavu | Manju Vijayachandran | CPI(M) | 421 | Sheeja Hrishikesh | Indian National Congress | 87 | Manju Parayilkavu | BJP | 285 | Manju Vijayachandran | 136 | CPI (M) | LDF |
| 05 | Kochalummood | N.Rajeev | CPI(M) | 450 | N.Reghu | Indian National Congress | 195 | Chithralekha C.S | BJP | 287 | N.Rajeev | 163 | CPI (M) | LDF |
| 06 | Pashuman | B.Ashok Kumar | CPI(M) | 521 | Adv.B.Ajith | Indian National Congress | 59 | V.Ashokan | BJP | 159 | B.Ashok Kumar | 362 | CPI (M) | LDF |
| 07 | Ayiravilli | T.C Raju | CPI(M) | 326 | Jayashankar Bhaskar | Indian National Congress | 149 | Madhusoodanan | BJP | 86 | T.C Raju | 177 | CPI (M) | LDF |
| 08 | Peraal | L.Deepa | CPI(M) | 457 | Biji Balachandran | Indian National Congress | 132 | Sajitha Surendran | BJP | 196 | L.Deepa | 261 | CPI (M) | LDF |
| 09 | Ollal | Jesin Kumar | CPI(M) | 244 | Renjith.R | Indian National Congress | 330 | Manju.S | BJP | 204 | Renjith.R | 86 | Indian National Congress | UDF |
| 10 | Krishibhavan | P.Nishakumari | CPI | 297 | N.Deepak | Indian National Congress | 124 | Sunilal | BJP | 75 | P.Nishakumari | 47 | CPI | LDF |
| 11 | Market | C.Rekha | CPI(M) | 154 | R.Shaji | Indian National Congress | 370 | Mylakkal Ashokan | BJP | 24 | R.Shaji | 216 | Indian National Congress | UDF |
| 12 | Town | Premlal G.S | CPI(M) | 206 | Satheesh Vavara | Indian National Congress | 178 | Swarnnamma Suresh | BJP | 449 | Swarnnamma Suresh | 243 | BJP | NDA |
| 13 | Attinpuram | Athira.J | CPI | 200 | Suprabhangy.S | Indian National Congress | 121 | Anisha.S | BJP | 289 | Anisha.S | 89 | BJP | NDA |
| 14 | Puthiyidam | O.Shailaja | CPI(M) | 455 | O.Rajani | Indian National Congress | 175 | Radhikarani | BJP | 243 | O.Shailaja | 212 | CPI (M) | LDF |
| 15 | Kottamoola | V.Sheela Kumary | CPI(M) | 307 | Sreeja.P | Indian National Congress | 358 | Geethabhai Amma | BJP | 88 | Sreeja.P | 51 | Indian National Congress | UDF |
| 16 | Nerukadav | A.Safarulla | CPI(M) | 294 | Shibinad | Indian National Congress | 119 | Anil Kumar | BJP | 10 | A.Safarulla | 49 | CPI (M) | LDF |
| 17 | Thekkumbhagam | K.M Zaheer | CPI | 200 | Shereef | IUML | 219 | Shyamprakash | BJP | 2 | Shereef | 19 | IUML | UDF |
| 18 | Puthiyakav | Sanal Lal.J | CPI(M) | 377 | A.Shuhaib | Indian National Congress | 158 | Laila Ananthazhikam | BJP | 9 | Sanal Lal.J | 219 | CPI (M) | LDF |
| 19 | Vadakkumbhagam | Reena Kamal | CPI(M) | 260 | Liby.T | Indian National Congress | 266 | Ashalatha.A | BJP | 3 | Liby.T | 6 | Indian National Congress | UDF |
| 20 | Kurandikulam | Soja Mujeeb | CPI(M) | 317 | Arifa Teacher | Indian National Congress | 455 | Sindhu | BJP | 51 | Arifa Teacher | 136 | Indian National Congress | UDF |
| 21 | Chillaikkal | Asoora Beevi.S | CPI(M) | 296 | Khadeeja Beevi | Indian National Congress | 405 | | | | Khadeeja Beevi | 109 | Indian National Congress | UDF |
| 22 | Pozhikkara | Remya Chandran | CPI | 158 | B.Vimalambika | Indian National Congress | 292 | Sreekala.S | BJP | 137 | B.Vimalambika | 134 | Indian National Congress | UDF |
| 23 | Anchal Office | Naseema | CPI(M) | 360 | Rashida.R | Indian National Congress | 329 | Remya Krishnan | BJP | 22 | Naseema | 31 | CPI (M) | LDF |
| 24 | Maniyamkulam | Hima Hari | CPI(M) | 230 | Suja Suresh | Indian National Congress | 70 | S.Sheela | BJP | 346 | S.Sheela | 116 | BJP | NDA |
| 25 | Kurumandal | O.Komalam | CPI(M) | 245 | Shreeja | Indian National Congress | 116 | L.Sindhu | BJP | 480 | L.Sindhu | 235 | BJP | NDA |
| 26 | Puttingal | Sujiraj | CPI | 201 | Sudheerkumar | Indian National Congress | 369 | Sabin H.S | BJP | 155 | Sudheerkumar | 168 | Indian National Congress | UDF |
| 27 | Railway Station | S.Sreelal | CPI(M) | 365 | Adv.Latha Mohandas | Indian National Congress | 84 | Pradeep.G | BJP | 308 | S.Sreelal | 57 | CPI (M) | LDF |
| 28 | Punjirakkulam | C.Raji | CPI | 175 | Raji.S | Indian National Congress | 333 | Sukanya Surendran | BJP | 137 | Raji.S | 158 | Indian National Congress | UDF |
| 29 | Kallumkunnu | B.T Ambika | CPI(M) | 287 | Geetha.S | Indian National Congress | 414 | Saranya Manoj | BJP | 49 | Geetha.S | 127 | Indian National Congress | UDF |
| 30 | Mangakunnu | G.Suresh babu | CPI(M) | 323 | Geetha.S | RSP | 433 | Rajeev.C | BJP | 104 | Geetha.S | 110 | RSP | UDF |
| 31 | Pukkulam | Girija Pradeep | CPI(M) | 442 | R.Sulochana | Indian National Congress | 99 | Sindhu Sudheer | BJP | 92 | Girija Pradeep | 298 | CPI (M) | LDF |
| 32 | Yakshikkavu | Manju Vijayachandran | CPI(M) | 200 | A.Mini | RSP | 251 | Mayarani | BJP | 84 | A.Mini | 51 | RSP | UDF |

### By alliance

| LDF | SEATS | UDF | SEATS | NDA | SEATS | OTHER | SEATS |
| CPI(M) | 13 | INC | 12 | BJP | 4 | IND | 0 |
| CPI | 1 | RSP | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total | 14 | Total | 14 | Total | 4 | Total | 0 |
| Change | -3 | Change | +4 | Change | +1 | Change | -2 |