Suresh Kumar elected president and Shailaja Begum elected vice presidentThere was not much change in the expected script in the Thiruvananthapuram district panchayat election, as D. Suresh Kumar and A. Shailaja Begum of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) were chosen for top posts on Wednesday. The District Collector administered the oath to the newly elected president. The LDF candidate polled all of the front’s 20 votes, while the UDF candidate got six votes. Among those present on the occasion were the outgoing district panchayat president V.K. Prasanth, MLA, CPI(M) district secretary and former district panchayat president Anavoor Nagappan, and others.

Source: The Hindu December 30, 2020 13:19 UTC