Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 8 -- Kerala is gearing up for the first phase of the 2025 local-body elections on December 9, with seven districts preparing to go to the polls.
The state is in the final stages of readiness as officials inspect polling stations, deploy staff, and implement security measures ahead of the crucial civic elections.
The polls will be conducted in two phases, on December 9 and December 11, across 1,199 of the state's 1,200 local bodies. The lone exception is Mattannur Municipality in Kannur, where elections will only be held in 2027.
In the first phase, voters in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, and Ernakulam will cast their ballots between 7 am and 6 pm. Counting of votes is sc...