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{{Short description|Municipal council in Kerala, India}}
{{one source|date=November 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Varkala Municipality
| coa_pic =
| coa_res =
| coa_alt =
| coa-pic =
| coa-res =
| house_type = Municipality
| body =
| leader1_type = Chairperson
| leader1 = Geetha Hemachandran
| party1 = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| leader2_type = Vice Chairman
| leader2 =
| party2 = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| leader3_type = Leader Of Opposition
| leader3 = TBA
| party3 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| members = 34
| structure1 = {{Switcher|[[File:India Kerala Varkala Municipality Election Partywise 2025.svg|270px]]|By party|[[File:India Kerala Varkala Municipality Election Alliance Wise 2025.svg|270px]]|By alliance}}
| political_groups1 =
'''[[Government]] (16)''' 
{{colorbox|#FF0000}} [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] (16)
*{{colorbox|#CC0D0D}} [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] (16)
'''Official Opposition (10)''' 
{{colorbox|#F98C1F}} [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] (10)
*{{colorbox|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (10)
'''Other Opposition (6)''' 
{{colorbox|#046FFF}} [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]] (6)
*{{colorbox|#00BFFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (6)
{{colorbox|#B2B2B2}} [[Independent politician|Other]] (2)
*{{colorbox|#B2B2B2}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (2)

| last_election1 = [[2025 Kerala local elections|December 2025]]
| next_election1 = December 2030
| website = {{url|http://www.varkalamunicipality.in}}
}}

'''Varkala Municipality''' is the municipal council that manages a portion of the city of Varkala in [[Kerala]] state in [[India]]. The [[Municipality]] manages the 14.5 km2 area of city of [[Varkala]] and has a population of 40,048 in that area. It is the most densely populated municipality in the state capital district [[Trivandrum|Thiruvananthapuram]] .<ref>{{Cite web|title=Varkala municipality near Thiruvananthapuram to get a mobile septage treatment plant|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2019/aug/30/varkala-municipality-near-thiruvananthapuram-to-get-a-mobile-septage-treatment-plant-2026310.html|access-date=2020-11-01|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Current members==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!style="background-color:#FF0000; color:white" colspan=9|Chairperson: TBA
|-
! colspan=2|Ward Details
! rowspan=2|Councillor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trend.kerala.nic.in/|title=2025 Kerala local election results|work=SEC Kerala|accessdate=14 December 2025}}</ref>
! rowspan=2 colspan=2 | Party
! rowspan=2 colspan=2 | Alliance
! rowspan=2|Remarks
|-
!No.
!Name
|-
| 1 || Vilakkulam || Fahad H. || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=5|dab=yes}} || {{Party name with color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|rowspan=5}}
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| 2 || Idapparambu || Siji
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| 3 || Janathamukku || Ninumol Roy
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|-
| 4 || Karunilakode || Sajith Royi
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|-
| 5 || Kallazhi || Seetha Santosh
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|-
| 6 || Pullannikode || Dr.Indulekha C. U. || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || {{Party name with color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}
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|-
| 7 || Ayanikkuzhivila || G. P. Vijayakumari || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} || {{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance|rowspan=2}}
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|-
| 8 || Kannamba || Priya Gopan
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|-
| 9 || Nadayara || Y. Shahjahan || {{Party name with color|Independent}} || {{party color cell|Others}} ||align=left|None
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|-
| 10 || Kanwasramam || P. J. Naisam || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || {{Party name with color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}
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|-
| 11 || Chaluvila || B. Praveen || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=4|dab=yes}} || {{Party name with color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|rowspan=4}}
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|-
| 12 || Kallamkonam || Saji B.
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|-
| 13 || Cherukunnam || Mary (Lilly)
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|-
| 14 || Sivagiri || S. Prasannan
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|-
| 15 || Teachers Colony || Rakhi R. || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} || {{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
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|-
| 16 || Raghunathapuram || A. Kabeer || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || {{Party name with color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}
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|-
| 17 || Puthenchantha || Shahjahan M. I. || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}} || {{Party name with color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}
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|-
| 18 || Thachankonam || Sheena K. Govind || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} || {{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
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|-
| 19 || Ramanthali || Prasad S. || {{Party name with color|Independent}} || {{party color cell|Others}} ||align=left|None
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|-
| 20 || Panayil || Sumaiya || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || {{Party name with color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}
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|-
| 21 || Vallakkadavu || Ajayan S. || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}} || {{Party name with color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}
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|-
| 22 || Perumkulam || Sheeba Vijayakumar || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} || {{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
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|-
| 23 || Kottumoola || Prameela || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || {{Party name with color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}
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|-
| 24 || Maithanam || Sajitha Manikandan || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}} || {{Party name with color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}
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|-
| 25 || Municipal Office || Premkumari S. || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}} || {{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance|rowspan=3}}
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| 26 || Hospital || Rama K.
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|-
| 27 || Temple || Adv.R. Anilkumar
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| 28 || Janardhanapuram || Ranju Binu || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=2|dab=yes}} || {{Party name with color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|rowspan=2}}
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|-
| 29 || Mundayil || B. Sunilkumar
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|-
| 30 || Jawahar Park || Priyanka Raj || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} || {{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance|rowspan=2}}
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|-
| 31 || Punnamoodu || A. R. Anish
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|-
| 32 || Parayil || Ragashree || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || {{Party name with color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}
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| 33 || Papanasam || Geetha Hemachandra n. || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=2|dab=yes}} || {{Party name with color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|rowspan=2}}
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|-
| 34 || Kurakkanni || Akhila G. S.
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|}

== Statistics ==
{| border="1" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0"
|+ align="top" style="color:#e76700;" |''Statistics''
|'''District'''
|Thiruvananthapuram
|-
|'''Taluk'''
|Varkala
|-
|'''Area'''
|14.87km²
|-
|'''Wards'''
|33
|-
|'''Population'''
|40,048
|-
|'''Male'''
|18,312
|-
|'''Female'''
|21,736
|-
|'''Population density'''
|2700
|-
|'''Sex ratio'''
|1026
|-
|'''Literacy rate'''
|93.57%
|-
|'''Literacy (male)'''
|95.43%
|-
|'''Literacy (Female)'''
|92.04%
|-
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Thiruvananthapuram district]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Kerala]]

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Varkala Municipality - Revision history

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