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.
Election schedule The election schedule was announced by the state election commission on 10 November 2025. 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 Poll9 December 2025 Date of Counting of Votes13 December 2025
Parties and alliances
colspan="6" National Democratic Alliance Party Flag Symbol LeaderSeats contested V. V. Rajesh 96 3 1 Manikandan S. 1 Total 101
colspan="6" Left Democratic Front Party Flag Symbol LeaderSeats contested 70 17 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total 101
colspan="6" United Democratic Front Party Flag Symbol LeaderSeats contested Indian National Congress K. S. Sabarinadhan 88 Communist Marxist Party M. R. Manoj 5 Indian Union Muslim League 4 Kerala Congress 2 Revolutionary Socialist Party 2Total 101
Results PartySeatsContested Won+/−National Democratic Alliance1015015Left Democratic Front1012923United Democratic Front101209Independents10121Total101101
Notes
See also 2025 Kerala local elections
References
External links State Election Commission