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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2020 Kollam Municipal Corporation election
| country = India
| type = Parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election =
| previous_year = 2015
| next_election =
| next_year = 2025
| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|12|08}}
| seats_for_election = All 55 councils in the Kollam City Corporation
| majority_seats = 28
| turnout = 66.06% ({{decrease}}3.54%)
| image1 =
| leader1 =
| leader_since1 =
| party1 = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| alliance1 = {{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| leaders_seat1 =
| seats_needed1 =
| seats1 = 39
| last_election1 = 36
| seat_change1 = 3{{increase}}
| popular_vote1 = 85,205
| percentage1 = 41.75%
| swing1 = 2.23%{{increase}}
| image2 =
| leader2 =
| leader_since2 =
| party2 = [[Indian National Congress]]
| alliance2 = {{legend2|{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| leaders_seat2 =
| seats_needed2 =
| seats2 = 14
| last_election2 = 16
| seat_change2 = 7{{decrease}}
| popular_vote2 = 61,998
| percentage2 = 30.38%
| swing2 = 2.08%{{decrease}}
| image3 =
| leader3 =
| leader_since3 =
| party3 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| alliance3 = {{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| leaders_seat3 =
| seats_needed3 =
| seats3 = 6
| last_election3 = 2
| seat_change3 = 4{{increase}}
| popular_vote3 = 44,934
| percentage3 = 22.02%
| swing3 = 3.16%{{increase}}
| map_caption =
| title = Mayor
| posttitle = Elected Mayor
| before_election = Honey Benjamin
| before_party = CPI
| after_election = Prasanna Earnest
| after_party = CPI(M)
| party_colour = Red
| map =
}}
The 5th [[Kollam Municipal Corporation]] council election was held on 8 December 2020 and the result announced on 16 December. [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] won 39 seats, [[United Democratic Front (India)|UDF]] fronts won 9 seats, [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] won 6 seats and others won 1 seat. CPI(M) lead LDF won the majority to rule<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Kerala local body polls in three phases in December|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/nov/06/kerala-local-body-polls-in-three-phases-in-december-2220220.html|access-date=2021-01-05|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|others=Staff Reporter|date=2020-12-08|title=73% turn up to vote in Kollam|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/73-turn-up-to-vote-in-kollam/article33283330.ece|access-date=2021-01-05}}</ref>

==History==
Kollam became the fourth municipal corporation of Kerala in the year 2000. Since the inception, only LDF ruled the corporation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/6SLBC%20Kerala-June2016.pdf |title=Hearty Welcome To 116th Meeting of SLBC, Kerala |publisher=Govt. of India - Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>

===Election history===
Since the incorporation of the KMC in 2000, only the LDF has been in power.

{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Year of election!! Cast votes !! Polling % !! [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] !! [[United Democratic Front (India)|UDF]] !! [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] !! Others !! Total seats !! Winner !! Source
|-
| 2020 || 2,04,058 || 66.06% || 39 || 9 || 6 || 1 || 55 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ldf-sweeps-back-to-power-in-kollam/article33349786.ece |title=LDF sweeps back to power in Kollam |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=16 December 2020 |access-date=5 January 2021 }}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || 1,98,871 || 69.9% || 36 || 16 || 2 || 1 || 55 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ldf-romps-home-in-kollam/article7857421.ece |title=LDF romps home in Kollam |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=8 November 2015 |access-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215110218/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ldf-romps-home-in-kollam/article7857421.ece |archive-date=15 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2010 || NA || NA || 34 || 19 || 0 || 2 || 55 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2010/oct/28/hat-trick-win-for-ldf-in-kollam-corporation-198779.html |title=Hat-trick win for LDF in Kollam Corporation |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=16 May 2010 |access-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112082224/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2010/oct/28/hat-trick-win-for-ldf-in-kollam-corporation-198779.html |archive-date=12 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[2005 Kollam Municipal Corporation election|2005]] || NA || NA || 36 || 10 || 0 || 6 || 52 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://sec.kerala.gov.in/images/pdf/A15.pdf |title=Local body election result - 2005 |publisher=Government of Kerala |access-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112082227/http://sec.kerala.gov.in/images/pdf/A15.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2000 || NA || NA || 25 || 20 || 0 || 5 || 50 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://sec.kerala.gov.in/images/pdf/2-Results.pdf |title=Local body election result - 2000 |publisher=Government of Kerala |access-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112082226/http://sec.kerala.gov.in/images/pdf/2-Results.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|}

==Background==
The tenure of the members of the municipal corporation of Kollam ended on early November 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-11-12|others=Special Correspondent|title=Notification issued for Kerala local bodies polls|language=en-IN|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/notification-issued-for-the-local-body-polls/article33082203.ece|access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref> As per the voters list published in 2020 November, there were around 2,88,804 eligible voters (1,38,820 male voters, 1,49,984 female voters) in which 2,04,058 cast their votes through 265 polling stations in the corporation area. The total polling rate was 66.06%.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Staff Reporter|date=2020-12-08|title=73% turn up to vote in Kollam|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/73-turn-up-to-vote-in-kollam/article33283330.ece|access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|others=Staff Reporter|title=Kerala local body election 2020 live updates|language=en-IN|work=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-local-body-elections-2020-live-updates/liveblog/79617280.cms|access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-09|title=73.07% polling in Paravur municipality 74.63% in Poothakulam gram panchayat|language=en-IN|work=Mathrubhumi|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/kollam/news/09dec2020-1.5265853|access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" |
|+ Details of voters in Kollam for the municipal corporation election 2020
|-
! Group of voters !! Voters population !! Cast votes
|-
| Male || 1,38,820 || NA
|-
| Female || 1,49,984 || NA
|-
|Third Gender
|0 || 0
|-
|'''Total Voters'''|| '''2,88,804''' || '''2,04,058'''
|}

There were 55 wards with one polling booth in each ward. The vote counting station in the municipality was Government Boys HSS, Thevally.

{| class="wikitable" | align="center"
|-
! colspan="5" | Councils in Kollam City Corporation
|-
|Maruthadi||Sakthikulangara||Meenathucheri||Kavanad||Vallikeezhu
|-
|Kureepuzha West||Kureepuzha||neeravil||Anchalummoodu||Kadavoor
|-
|Mathili||Thevally||Vadakkumbhagam||Asramam||Uliyakkovil
|-
|Uliyakkovil East||Koyikkal||Kadappakkada||Kallumthazham||Mangadu
|-
|Arunoottimangalam||Cthathinamkulam||Karicode||College||Palkulangara
|-
|Ammannada||Vadakkevila||Pallimukku||Ayathil||Kilikollur
|-
|Punthalathazham||Palathara||Manacadu||Kolloorvila||Kayyalakkal
|-
|Valathungal||Akkolil||Thekkumbhagom||Eravipuram||Bharanikkavu
|-
|Thekkevila||Mundakkal||Pattathanam||Cantonment||Udayamarthandapuram
|-
|Thamarakkulam||Pallithottam||Port||Cutchery||Kaikkulangara
|-
|Tangasseri||Thirumullavaram||Mulangadakam||Alattukavu||Kannimel
|}

==Parties and coalitions==
There are two major political coalitions in Kollam corporation. The [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF) is the coalition of left wing and far-left parties, led by the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)). The [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|United Democratic Front]] (UDF) is the coalition of centrist and centre-left parties led by the [[Indian National Congress]]. The third front is led by [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].

===[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]]===
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
|-
! Party !! Flag
!Symbol!!Leader
!Seats contested
!Male
!Female
|-
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] || [[File:South Asian Communist Banner.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|50px]]||Devarajan
|NA
|NA
|NA
|-
| [[Communist Party of India]] ||[[File:CPI-banner.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle.png|50px]]||--
|NA
|NA
|NA
|}

===[[United Democratic Front (India)|United Democratic Front]]===

{| class="wikitable collapsible"
|-
! Party !! Flag
!Symbol!!Leader
!Seats contested
!Male
!Female
|-
| [[Indian National Congress]] ||[[File:INC Flag Official.jpg|50px]]||
|NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|-
| [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] ||[[File:RSP-flag.svg|50px]]
| ||--
|NA
|NA
|NA
|-
| [[Indian Union Muslim League]] ||[[File:Flag of the Indian Union Muslim League.svg|50px|alt=|center|frameless]]||
|
|NA
|NA
|NA
|}

===[[National Democratic Alliance]]===

{| class="wikitable collapsible"
|-
!Party !! Flag
!Symbol!!Leader
!Seats contested
!Male
!Female
|-
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|
| [[File:BJP election symbol.png|40px]]
| NA
|NA
|NA
|NA
|}

===Vote share by alliances===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Coalition!! 2015 !! 2020
|-
| LDF || 78,594 (39.52%) || 85,205 (41.75%)
|-
| UDF || 64,559 (32.46%) || 61,998 (30.38%)
|-
| NDA || 37,511 (18.86%) || 44,934 (22.02%)
|-
| Others || 18,207 (9.15%) || 11921 (5.84%)
|-
| '''Total''' || '''1,98,871''' || '''2,04,058'''
|-
|}

==Results==
{{Pie chart|caption='''Vote Share by alliance'''|other=yes|value1=41.75|label1=[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]|color1={{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|value2=30.38|label2=[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]|color2={{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|value3=22.02|label3=[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]|color3={{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|value4=5.84}}

===By alliance===
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
|-
! style="background:#ED1C24; color:black;"|LDF
! style="background:#ED1C24; color:black;"|SEATS
! style="background:#0087BD; color:black;"|UDF
! style="background:#0087BD; color:black;"|SEATS
! style="background:#FF9933; color:black;"|NDA
! style="background:#FF9933; color:black;"|SEATS
! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black;"|OTHER
! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black;"|SEATS
|-
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|NA
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|NA
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|NA
|IND
|NA
|-
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|NA
|[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]]
|NA
| --
| --
| --
| --
|-
| style="background:#ffe6e6;"|Total
| style="background:#ED1C24; color:black;"|NA
| style="background:#9f9;"|Total
| style="background:#0087BD; color:black;"|NA
| style="background:#fff3e1;"|Total
| style="background:#848482; color:black;"|NA
| style="background:#ff53e1;"|Total
| style="background:#842482; color:black;"|NA
|-
| style="background:#ffe6e6;"|Change
| style="background:#ED1C24; color:black;"|NA
| style="background:#9f9;"|Change
| style="background:#0087BD; color:black;"|NA
| style="background:#e6ffe6;"|Change
| style="background:#848482; color:black;"|NA
| style="background:#e6ff26;"|Change
| style="background:#848422; color:black;"|NA
|}

==See also==
*[[Kollam Municipal Corporation]]
*[[2005 Kollam Municipal Corporation election]]
*[[2020 Paravur Municipal election]]

==References==
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