Overview
- Polling will be held on December 9 and 11 across 1,199 local bodies, with counting on December 13.
- Final candidate tally stands at 75,632, including 39,604 women, 36,027 men and one transgender candidate.
- The commission has organized 33,711 polling stations under a green protocol with ramps, seating and priority access for seniors, persons with disabilities and the visually impaired.
- Government presses have begun printing postal ballots and EVM labels, using color codes by tier and adding Tamil or Kannada alongside Malayalam in minority wards.
- A total of 2,56,934 officials have been deployed statewide, and postal ballots will be issued only to those on election duty under the Panchayat Raj and Municipalities Acts.