The Left Democratic Front and the United Democratic Front each wrested one seat from the other while retaining their remaining seats in byelections across seven local body wards in Palakkad.
In the Chittur-Thattamangalam municipality’s Paruthikkavu ward, CPI(M) candidate V. Thulasidharan won via a draw after tying with the UDF candidate at 433 votes each.
The LDF retained the Pallassana district panchayat division with an increased margin of 10,596 votes, while the UDF captured the Ragam Corner ward from the LDF by 48 votes.