Overview
- Voting runs from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on December 9 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam, covering 11,168 wards in 595 local bodies, with counting on December 13.
- Official rolls list 1,32,83,789 eligible voters and 36,630 candidates in Phase 1, including 19,573 women, 17,056 men and one transgender candidate, with 456 overseas electors.
- Election authorities report 15,432 polling stations ready and 480 sensitive booths designated for live webcasting, with EVMs secured in strong rooms and polling materials dispatched district by district.
- Public campaigning ended at 6 p.m. on December 7, a day of silent outreach followed on December 8, and police deployments and Model Code enforcement are in place, with mock polls scheduled at 6 a.m. on polling day.
- Local-body voting uses EVMs without NOTA or VVPAT, and panchayat voters cast three separate ballots, with accessibility steps such as women-managed pink booths and facilities for differently-abled and expatriate voters.