UDF returns to power in Kottayam municipality
The Hindu
An indisposed member of LDF could not vote, giving the UDF a majority of one vote
Just over 50 days after its ouster through a no confidence motion, the United Democratic Front (UDF) on Monday returned to power in the Kottayam municipality.
In the election at the municipal council here, previous chairperson Bincy Sebastian got 22 votes while Sheeja Anil of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) got 21 votes. Reeba Varkey, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, got eight votes.
With none of the candidates obtaining the minimum number of votes required, another round of election was held after excluding the candidate who had received the least number of votes. The UDF candidate, who led by one vote in the second round, was declared the winner.
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