The State Election Commission, Kerala has begun preparatory processes, including finalising electoral rolls, delimitation of wards, and scheduling. According to the final voter's list published by the Kerala State Election Commission, the State has a total of 2,84,30,761 registered voters.[3]
Background
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]
Ward delimitation 2025
In preparation for the 2025 Kerala local body elections, the state undertook a ward delimitation exercise based on the 2011 Census. As a result, the total number of wards across local self-government institutions increased from 21,900 to 23,612, adding 1,712 new wards. The exercise was carried out by a Delimitation Commission, Kerala headed by State Election Commissioner A. Shajahan and covered all districts of the state. Public hearings were held before issuing the final notifications between May and July 2025.[5][6]
The number of wards in the state’s 87 municipalities increased from 3,113 to 3,241, while the six municipal corporations saw an increase from 414 to 421 wards. In the 941 grama panchayats, the total number of wards rose from 15,962 to 17,337. The 152 block panchayats recorded an increase from 2,080 to 2,267 wards, and the 14 district panchayats now have 346 wards, up from the previous 331.[7]
Schedule
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.[1][8] District administrations have released preliminary notifications regarding reservation draws, ward delimitations, and procurement for polling materials.[9]
Voter rolls
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.[10][11]
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.[12] 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.[13] The SEC allowed new voter applications and corrections until 12 August 2025, following which the rolls were frozen for the conduct of elections.[14] The complete electoral roll can be accessed on the SEC’s official voter-search portal.[15]
Parties and coalitions
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.[16][17]
Conduct
The Kerala 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.[18]
Results
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.
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.
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