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Kerala local body polls 2020: Left front is going to achieve an iconic victory in the polls, says CM
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 14: Voting is underway for the third and final phase of Kerala local body elections in the four southern districts -- Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod. The third phase of polling involves 273 grama panchayats, 44 block panchayats, four district panchayats, 31 municipalities and two corporations.
Voting has opened at 7 am and will close at 6 pm.
According to State Election Commission (SEC) V Bhaskaran, there are 89,74,993 voters in the final round, including 42,87,597 men, 46,87,310 women and 86 transgenders.
"This includes 71,906 first-time voters and 1,747 NRI voters. As many as 10,842 polling booths have been set up. Webcasting has also been introduced in 1,105 problematic polling booths," said Bhaskaran.
A total of 52,285 officers have been deployed for the election duty.
"Those who are Covid positive and those in quarantine and in the certified list can vote directly at the polling station by presenting a certificate issued by the Designated Health Officer of the Department of Health during last hour of polling," the SEC added.
Following
the
death
of
the
candidates,
the
polls
in
Tathur
Poyil
(11)
in
Kozhikode
Mavoor
Grama
Panchayat
and
Thillankeri
(7)
in
Kannur
District
Panchayat
has
been
postponed.
Kerala
recorded
76.38
per
cent
voter
turnout
in
the
2nd
phase
of
local
body
elections
held
in
five
districts,
on
Thursday,
according
to
the
state
election
commission.
36,72,206
men,
38,51,350
women
and
15
transgenders
exercised
their
franchise.
Under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 patients cast their votes in Kochi.
In the first phase of Kerala local body polls held in five districts, a 72.67 per cent voter turnout was recorded.
In a tri-corned fight between Left Democratic Front (LDF), United Democratic Front (UDF) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the local body elections are seen as a pointer to the assembly elections scheduled in May.
Votes will be counted on December 16.
