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Elections to local bodies (Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations) in Kerala are scheduled to be held on 2025 December 9 and 11 in 2 phases. [1] [2] The State Election Commission, Kerala has begun preparatory processes, including finalising electoral rolls, delimitation of wards, and scheduling. Results will be announced through the SEC's official results portal once counting concludes. [3]
Local body elections in Kerala are held every five years to elect members to grama, block, and district panchayats, as well as municipalities and municipal corporations. The 2020 Kerala local elections were held in December 2020, resulting in a decisive victory for the LDF. [4]
The State Election Commission indicated that polling will be held in 2 phases on December 2025. First phase will happen on December 9 for the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Alappuzha and Ernakulam ; Second phase will be held on December 11 for the districts of Thrissur, Malappuram, Wayanad, Palakkad, Kannur, Kasaragod, and Kozhikode. [2] [5] District administrations have released preliminary notifications regarding reservation draws, ward delimitations, and procurement for polling materials. [6]
The SEC has undertaken summary revision of electoral rolls with house-to-house enumeration and verification of entries. Political parties have raised concerns regarding alleged duplication of entries and have submitted complaints to district collectors and the SEC. [7] [8]
In July 2025, voter list was published listing 2,66,78,256 registered voters—of whom 1,40,45,837 were women, 1,26,32,186 men and 233 transgender voters. [9] After summary revision and disposal of claims and objections, the final voters’ list was published in September 2025, showing a total of 2,83,12,472 voters—an increase of 16.34 lakh over the draft list. [10] The SEC allowed new voter applications and corrections until 12 August 2025, following which the rolls were frozen for the conduct of elections. [11] The complete electoral roll can be accessed on the SEC’s official voter-search portal. [12]
The main political alliances contesting the elections are expected to be:
In addition, several minor and independent parties also field candidates in various wards, including the SDPI, Welfare Party of India, Aam Aadmi Party, and Twenty20, a civic platform based in Kizhakkambalam. Independents and local issue-based collectives are also expected to contest extensively across the state. [13] [14]
The State Election Commission has released administrative circulars related to polling arrangements, counting centres, and electronic publication of trends and results through the TREND 2025 portal. [15]
[ needs update ] Results will be published by the SEC on its official portal after counting. A summary of the outcome will appear here once results are available.
| Local self-government body | Local Bodies in lead | Total | ||||
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| LDF | UDF | NDA | Others | Tie | ||
| Grama Panchayats | 941 | |||||
| Block Panchayats | 152 | |||||
| District Panchayats | 14 | |||||
| Corporations | 6 | |||||
| Local self-government body | Wards in lead | Total | |||
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| LDF | UDF | NDA | Others | ||
| Grama Panchayats | |||||
| Block Panchayats | |||||
| District Panchayats | |||||
| Municipalities | |||||
| Corporations | |||||
| Corporation | Wards won | Total | Previous alliance in majority | Alliance in majority | |||
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| LDF | UDF | NDA | Others | ||||
| Thiruvananthapuram | LDF | ||||||
| Kozhikode | LDF | ||||||
| Kochi | LDF | ||||||
| Kollam | LDF | ||||||
| Thrissur | Hung [b] | ||||||
| Kannur | UDF | ||||||
Post-election developments including formation of local councils, election of presidents and chairpersons, and party reactions will be updated here after results are officially announced.