The 2025 Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation election was held on 9 December 2025 to elect councillors to the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, the governing body of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious, securing 50 seats and forming the municipal government for the first time in the corporation's history with V.V. Rajesh and Asha Nath of the BJP being elected as the mayor and deputy mayor respectively.[1][2]
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9 December 2025
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Election schedule
editThe election schedule was announced by the state election commission on 10 November 2025.[3]
| Poll Event | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Notification Date | 14 November 2025 |
| Last Date for filing nomination | 21 November 2025 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | 22 November 2025 |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | 24 November 2025 |
| Date of Poll | 9 December 2025 |
| Date of Counting of Votes | 13 December 2025 |
Parties and alliances
edit| National Democratic Alliance[4] | |||||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
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V. V. Rajesh | 96 | |
| Bharath Dharma Jana Sena |  |
3 | |||
| Kerala Kamaraj Congress |  |
1 | |||
| Shiv Sena |  |
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Manikandan S. | 1 | |
| Total | 101 | ||||
| Left Democratic Front[5] | |||||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  |
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70 | ||
| Communist Party of India |  |
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17 | ||
| Kerala Congress (M) |  |
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3 | ||
| Rashtriya Janata Dal |  |
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3 | ||
| Janata Dal (Secular) | _flag_(1).svg){kind=small} |
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2 | ||
| Indian National League |  |
1 | |||
| Congress (Secular) | _Flag.png){kind=small} |
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1 | ||
| Kerala Congress (B) | |
1 | |||
| Janadhipathya Kerala Congress | |
1 | |||
| Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) |  |
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1 | ||
| Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy |  |
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1 | ||
| Total | 101 | ||||
| United Democratic Front | |||||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress |  |
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K. S. Sabarinadhan | 88 | |
| Communist Marxist Party |  |
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M. R. Manoj | 5 | |
| Indian Union Muslim League |  |
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4 | ||
| Kerala Congress | |
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2 | ||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party |  |
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2 | ||
| Total | 101 | ||||
Results
edit| Party | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
| National Democratic Alliance | 101 | 50 |  15 | |||
| Left Democratic Front | 101 | 29 |  23 | |||
| United Democratic Front | 101 | 20 | 9 | |||
| Independents | 101 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 101 | 101 | ||||
Notes
edit- ↑ In 2020, the corporation had 100 wards, which was increased to 101 after 2024 delimitation by Kerala's State Election Commission.
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "BJP wins Thiruvananthapuram mayor post for first time". The Week. 26 December 2025.
- ↑ "'Milestone In Golden Letters': PM Modi Hails BJP's Thiruvananthapuram Win In Letter To Mayor Rajesh". News18. 1 January 2026.
- ↑ "Local body election Kerala 2025: Voting date & time, results, model code of conduct". Onmanorama. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "BJP releases second list of candidates for Thiruvananthapuram Corporation polls". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ↑ "LDF announces candidates' list for Thiruvananthapuram corporation polls". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 November 2025.