Elections to the posts of presidents and vice-presidents of district, block and grama panchayats were held across Kerala on Saturday.
Both the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) won control of seven district panchayats each and elected their respective presidents and vice-presidents.
In Thiruvananthapuram, LDF’s V. Priyadarshini was elected president and B.P. Murali vice-president of the district panchayat.
In Ernakulam district panchayat, UDF’s K.G. Radhakrishnan and Sinta Jacob were elected president and vice-president respectively.
Similarly, UDF’s Milli Mohan and K.K. Navas were elected president and vice-president of the Kozhikode district panchayat.
