Local body polls in Kerala to be held in 3 phases from Dec 8

The local body polls in Kerala will be held in three phases from December 8 adhering to strict COIVD-19 protocol, State Election Commissioner V Bhaskaran said here on Friday.

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): Kerala State Election Commission has announced the dates for the local body elections that will be conducted in three phases on December 8, 10 and 14.

Voting for phase 1 will be held on December 8, for phase 2 on December 10, and for phase 3 on December 14. The counting of votes will be held on December 16.

In phase 1, the elections will be held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Idukki districts. In phase 2, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad and Wayanad districts will go to polls, while in phase 3, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod districts will vote.

The time of polling will be from 7 am to 6 pm. \

(ANI)