PATHANAMTHITTA: As the local body election results are coming out, the LDF is seen collapsing even in its strongholds. Controversies including the Sabarimala gold looting have led to anti-LDF movements across Kerala. However, emotions were not the same in the Pandalam municipality, where the Sabarimala controversies were expected to have the most impact. Here, the people's anger towards the NDA-led governing body led to the LDF's comeback. The LDF advanced this time by winning 14 seats from the nine seats it won in the 2020 elections.

This time, the municipality witnessed a fierce battle. The NDA and the LDF tried hard to win the municipality, and the UDF tried hard to prove its strength. Compared to other municipalities in the district, 71.28 percent polling was recorded in the Pandalam

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