The mayoral elections in Kerala’s Kochi will be held on Monday. The elections will be held applying an open ballot technique. The election to the post of mayor will be held at 11 am, whilst the election to the post of deputy mayor will be held at 2 pm. After the outcomes are announced, the collector will administer the oath and they will assume charge.
Meanwhile, M. Anilkumar of the CPI is probably to be the mayor. He is a district committee member of the celebration. Besides, K.A. Ansiya is probably to be Kochi’s deputy mayor.
According to The Hindu, the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] district leadership have taken a selection at a meeting on Saturday. M. Anilkumar’s name has been recommended for the post of mayor whilst the district leadership zeroed in on K.A. Ansiya for the post of deputy mayor of the Kochi Corporation.
Who is K.A. Ansiya?
K.A. Ansiya is the CPI councillor from the Mattancherry Division. The 33-year-old is the only lady councillor from the CPI in the Kochi Corporation. She had contested the elections for the very first time this year and won by a margin of 23 votes.
Reportedly, Ansiya had been a aspect of the All India Youth Federation (AIYF), the CPI’s youth wing, and is now an active member of the nearby Kudumbashree group. Notably, Ansiya has won from a seat exactly where Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) had a stronghold for more than 50 years.