Kerala is all set to elect the new leadership of its local self-government institutions, with Mayor and Municipal Chairperson elections scheduled for December 26. Polling will begin at 10.30 am, followed by the election of Deputy Mayors and Deputy Chairpersons after 2.30 pm. The oath-taking ceremony of members elected in the recently concluded local body Read More…
Kerala witnessed a vibrant second phase of the local body elections on Tuesday, with polling crossing 50% across all seven districts by 1 PM, driven by heavy voter participation in North Kerala. Long queues formed at several booths as Thrissur recorded 50.02%, Malappuram 53.41%, Palakkad 52.14%, Kozhikode 51.96%, Wayanad 51.16%, Kannur 50.13% and Kasaragod 50.19%. Read More…
The second phase of Kerala’s local body elections began today with an impressive voter turnout across northern districts. Polling, which commenced at 7 a.m. and will continue until 6 p.m., saw long queues forming early at many booths. Elections are underway in 12,391 wards across 604 local bodies in Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, Read More…
North Kerala is witnessing a high-energy political finale today as public campaigning for the second phase of the local body elections draws to a close at 6 PM. While seven districts from Thiruvananthapuram to Ernakulam cast their votes on Tuesday, the focus now shifts to Thrissur, Malappuram, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod — all Read More…
Kerala’s much-anticipated local body elections entered their first phase today (December 9), with polling beginning across seven districts — Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam. Voting will continue until 6 PM as lakhs of citizens head to the booths to choose their local representatives. A total of 11,168 wards across 595 local bodies Read More…
Kochi: Kerala is set for the first phase of its high-stakes local body elections tomorrow, with seven major districts — Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, and Ernakulam — heading to the polling booths. After days of intense campaigning across South and Central Kerala, the political fervor came to a close on Sunday, marking today Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Public campaigning for the first phase of the Kerala local body elections will end on December 7 at 6 PM, State Election Commissioner A. Shajahan has announced. The restriction applies to the districts where polling is scheduled for December 9 — Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, and Ernakulam. The Election Commissioner instructed that Read More…
The Kerala State Election Commission (SEC) has instructed all private companies and commercial establishments to grant paid leave to employees on the upcoming local-body election days. Elections are scheduled to be held on December 9 and 11, and the SEC has made it clear that factory workers, plantation employees, and staff in industrial and commercial Read More…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has assured the Supreme Court that Kerala’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list is progressing smoothly, stating that 90% of enumeration forms have already been distributed. The clarification comes amid the Kerala government’s plea to defer the SIR, arguing that conducting the revision alongside the December Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Kerala, Rathan U. Kelkar, has confirmed that the Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls (SIR) will continue without delay, dismissing speculation about a possible postponement. The draft voters’ list will be published on December 9, exactly as planned. The clarification comes amid requests from political parties and the Read More…