While Kerala votes for its three-tier local body elections this week, the Puducherry territory of Mahe, sandwiched between Kozhikode and Kannur districts, has remained under administrative rule for the past 14 years.
Having gone without an elected municipal council since 2011, local organisations argue that the absence of grassroots democracy is directly and adversely affecting civic life in the small town, also known as Mayyazhi.
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