Prathibha Ansari of the CPI(M) was elected the chairperson of the Health Standing Committee of the Kochi Corporation on Wednesday.
It was following the resignation of V.K. Minimol, the congress councillor from the post, that the election was warranted.
The LDF had earlier issued a notice for a no-confidence motion against Ms. Minimol after the UDF losing majority in the nine-member Health Committee.
Ms. Ansari, who won five votes, defeated A.R. Shameena of the UDF by a margin of one vote.
Ms. Ansari represents the Edakochi South division of the civic body. Streamlining waste collection and transportation, which was disrupted following the fire outbreak on the Brahmapuram campus, was the priority of the committee, said Ms. Ansari.
LDF councillors accorded the new chairperson a reception at the Corporation office.