Kannur: The Left Democratic Front (LDF) registered a sweeping victory in the Mattannur municipal council elections on Monday.

It won 21 of the 35 seats here while rivals United Democratic Front (UDF) was able to double its seat - from 7 to 14.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could not win a single seat this time around.

The counting of the votes took place at Mattannur Higher Secondary School.

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The polling in the election was 84.61 per cent (an increase from 2017's 82.91 per cent)

Out of the total 38811 voters, 32837 people cast their vote. There were a total of 111 candidates in the fray between all 35 wards.

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