Kerala Panchayat Election 2025
Complete list of all candidates contesting in Kerala Panchayat Elections 2025. This page covers all local body elections, including Panchayat, Municipality, and Corporation elections.
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Kerala Panchayat Election 2025 Details
Kerala Panchayat Election 2025 will be held in two phases.
First Phase
Date: December 9, 2025 (Tuesday)
Districts: Seven southern districts: Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, and Ernakulam.
Second Phase
Date: December 11, 2025 (Thursday)
Districts: Seven northern districts: Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod
Polling Details
Polling Time: 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Counting Date: December 13, 2025 (Saturday) from 8:00 AM
Important Dates
- Filing Period: November 15-21, 2025
- Scrutiny: November 22, 2025
- Last Date for Withdrawal: November 24, 2025
Nomination Fees
- Gram Panchayat: ₹2,000
- Block Panchayats and Municipalities: ₹4,000
- District Panchayats and Corporations: ₹5,000
Voter Statistics
Total Voters: 2,84,30,761 voters
- Men: 1,34,12,470
- Women: 1,50,18,010
- Transgender: 281
NRI Voters: 2,841 voters
- Men: 2,484
- Women: 357
Local Bodies Coverage
Local Bodies Covered: 1,199 of 1,200 local bodies (Mattannur Municipality excluded as its term continues until 2027)
Wards/Constituencies
- 17,337 grama panchayat wards
- 2,267 block panchayat wards
- 346 district panchayat wards
- 3,205 municipality wards
- 421 corporation wards
Polling Stations
Total Polling Stations: 33,746
- 28,127 for panchayats
- 3,604 for municipalities
- 2,015 for corporations
Campaign Spending Limits
- Grama Panchayats: ₹25,000
- Block Panchayats and Municipalities: ₹75,000
- District Panchayats and Corporations: ₹1.5 lakh
Model Code of Conduct
The Model Code of Conduct came into effect on November 11, 2025, requiring police permission for campaign vehicles, public meetings, and demonstrations. Loudspeaker use is prohibited between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM, and all advertisements and publicity must end 48 hours before polling.
Electoral Management Systems
The SEC will deploy several digital tools including:
- Electoral Roll Management System
- e-Drop app for tracking officials
- TREND software for real-time counting updates
- Poll Manager for monitoring
- Nomination Management System
- EVM Tracking System