: The Left Democratic Front (LDF) has romped home in Kollam district by winning the district panchayat, Kollam City Corporation, all the four municipalities, all the 11 block panchayats and winning or establishing the lead in 60 out of the 68 grama panchayats.
In spite of the new alliance with the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), the performance of the United Democratic Front (UDF) was dismal in the district. The LDF, which won 18 out of 26 seats in the district panchayat last time, improved its position to 22 out of 26 this time. The UDF won only four seats. The LDF won Anchal, Chadayamangalam, Chidara, Ithikara, Kalluvathukkal, Karavaloor, Kottamkara, Kulashekarapuram, Kulathupuzha, Kundara, Kunnathur, Mukathala Nedumpana, Neduvathur, Ochira, Pathanapuram, Perinad, Sooranad, Thalavur, Thodiyur, Velinellur and Veliyam. The break-up is 14 of the CPI(M) and 8 of CPI.
The UDF won Chavara, Kalayapuram, Thevalakara and Vettikavala. In the Kollam City Corporation, the LDF with the RSP on its side won 34 out of the 55 division in 2010. This time, without the RSP, the LDF won 35 out of the 55 divisions. One division (Thekkumbhagam) was won by an LDF Independent candidate. The UDF won 16 seats. Two went to the BJP and one to the Socialist Democratic Party of India. The break up for the LDF is CPI(M) - 24; CPI -11 and LDF (Ind)-1. The UDF break-up is Congress - 11; RSP - 4 and JSS - 1. The IUML contested 5 divisions, but lost all five. Last time, the LDF won eight out of the 11 block panchayats. There were 70 grama panchayats in the district last time and the LDF won 39. The LDF retained the Punalur and Paravur municipalities with more representation, wrested the Karunagapally municipality from the UDF and captured the Kottarakara municipality
