Collector says district is poll-ready, urges all voters to exercise franchise

Ernakulam territory is acceptable for polling for the section assemblage elections with each preparations successful place, District Collector G. Priyanka said present connected Saturday (December 6, 2025), urging each voters to workout their franchise.

Voting volition beryllium held astatine 3,021 polling stations dispersed implicit 2,220 wards of 111 section bodies successful the district, the Collector said, explaining the preparedness 2 days up of the polling slated for December 9 successful the archetypal signifier of the elections.

A full of 7,347 candidates are successful the fray. Of them, 3,917 are women and 3,457 men. There are 26,67,746 voters successful the territory — 13,88,544 women, 12,79,170 men, and 32 transgender people.

As galore arsenic 7,490 ballot units and 3,036 power units person been commissioned and kept successful beardown rooms. Besides, 1,551 ballot units and 685 power units person been kept connected reserve to conscionable exigency requirements.

The Collector said a full of 14,544 employees had been deployed for duties astatine polling stations. Apart from them, astir 10,000 employees person been chosen for different poll-related works. For the organisation and postulation of canvass materials arsenic good arsenic ballot counting, 28 centres volition beryllium acceptable up. Spaces, mostly schools, person been identified for the purpose.

As galore arsenic 72 polling booths person been identified arsenic ‘sensitive’ based connected constabulary reports. Voting successful those stations volition beryllium webcast. Nearly 1,200 vehicles person been arranged for predetermination related works.

Voting volition beryllium held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mock polling volition beryllium held astatine polling stations from 6 a.m. Public campaigns person to beryllium stopped by 6 p.m. connected Sunday (December 7, 2025).

3,125 cops successful agrarian limits

As galore arsenic 3,125 constabulary unit volition beryllium deployed wrong Ernakulam agrarian limits, the constabulary said successful a communication. An further unit of 600 peculiar constabulary volition besides beryllium connected duty. There are 2,206 polling booths wrong the agrarian limits. Special patrol teams and unit successful plainclothes volition besides beryllium deployed.

The constabulary conducted way marches successful each 5 divisions wrong the agrarian limits arsenic portion of ensuring information measures up of voting. Assistant Superintendent of Police Hardik Meena and Inspector Anilkumar T. Meppallil led the march successful Kalady. Deputy Superintendent of Police T.R. Rajesh headed the march successful Aluva.