Though the Left Democratic Front (LDF) retained power in the Mattannur municipality, the election turned out to be a breakthrough for the United Democratic Front (UDF) that doubled its seats when the results were announced on Monday.
The counting for elections to the 35 wards began at 10 a.m. Unlike in the past, the LDF managed to win only 21 seats. The UDF won 14 wards, doubling its tally from the previous election. This included victories in the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] power centres of Maruthayi, Mettadi and Illambhagam.
In 2017, the Left Democratic Front made a huge victory in Mattannur by defeating the UDF, which had 14 seats in 2012. Then, the CPI(M) alone had won 25 seats, while the Communist Party of India and the Indian National League had won one seat each. In the UDF, the Congress won four seats and the Indian Union Muslim League three seats. However, this time the UDF captured all the seats that it lost five years ago. For the LDF, the only solace was the victory over the UDF candidate in the Kayani ward, where they won the seat by four votes.
