The eastern region of the district sided completely with the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the Assembly elections, with the front retaining Muvattupuzha and Perumbavoor constituencies and wresting the Kothamangalam seat from the Left Democratic Front (LDF).
In Muvattupuzha, the Congress’ Mathew Kuzhalnadan recorded an emphatic victory by a margin of 42,829 votes against N. Arun of the Left Democratic Front (LDF). While Mr. Kuzhalnadan polled 89,914 votes, Mr. Arun, the CPI’s Ernakulam district secretary, came a distant second with 47,085 votes. The National Democratic Alliance’s Sunny Kadoothazhe could pocket only 9,840 votes.
Mr. Kuzhalnadan had won his maiden contest from Muvattupuzha in 2021 by just 6,161 votes.