Left Democratic Front candidate K.K. Jayamma of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI (M)] was elected chairperson of the Alappuzha municipality on Thursday. Alappuzha Subcollector Sooraj Shaji administered her the oath of office.
In the election held to the post, Ms. Jayamma, representing the Nehru Trophy ward, secured 35 votes in the 52-member municipal council. United Democratic Front candidate Ambili Aravind of the Congress bagged nine votes while Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suma got three votes. The vote cast by a CPI(M) councillor was declared invalid. While a Congress member was absent, another three councillors abstained from voting.
