Kerala: Congress rebels-BJP join hands to end Left dominance in local body polls in Thrissur

Mattathur panchayat has 24 wards. In the recent local body elections, the LDF won 10 seats, the UDF eight, the NDA four, while two independents were elected. The LDF had fielded independent councillor K R Ouseph as its presidential candidate, while the UDF backed the other independent, Tessy Jose Kallarakkal.