Overview
- Phase I voting ran from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. across 11,168 wards in 595 local bodies in seven southern districts, covering about 1.33 crore registered voters.
- Provisional closing figures showed robust participation, with Kottayam at 70.76%, Idukki at 70.26% and Kollam at 70.09%, while Pathanamthitta recorded about 66.78%.
- Polling was largely peaceful, though EVM malfunctions delayed voting at several booths and polling was postponed in select wards following candidate deaths, including Pampakuda and parts of Vizhinjam.
- Top leaders including V.D. Satheesan, Suresh Gopi and John Brittas cast ballots and stumped for their fronts in a three-cornered LDF–UDF–NDA contest.
- Phase II will be held on December 11 across Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod—covering 12,391 wards in 604 local bodies—with counting for all phases on December 13.