Congress-led UDF wins 17 out of 33 seats in local body by-elections in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 13: The Congress-led opposition UDF on Wednesday won 17 out of the 33 seats in the local body by-elections held in several districts of Kerala a day ago.
According to the state Election Commission's website, of the 33, UDF won 17 seats, LDF won 10, BJP-led NDA 4 and others two in the by-polls held on December 12.
Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly V D Satheesan welcomed the development saying that the by-polls showed a UDF wave.
Satheesan, in a statement, said the UDF increased its seats from 11 to 17 in the by-polls and in the process captured 5 from the ruling LDF in the state.
He said that since the present LDF government came to power, the UDF has dominated all the local body by-elections.
Satheesan further said that the UDF has had better results in the by-elections since the 2020 local body polls and thanked all the voters for their support.
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Pawan Hans helicopter crashes into sea off Mayabunder, All on board safe
Mayabunder: A Pawan Hans helicopter crashed into the sea near Mayabunder in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Tuesday morning.
The helicopter went down about two kilometres away from the helipad at around 9:45 am. All persons on board are reported safe.
The cause of the incident is not immediately known, and further details are awaited.
Pawan Hans officials said necessary protocols were initiated following the incident.
