Kerala local body polls: 72,005 candidates in the fray as per provisional data

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Candidates filling up the forms for withdrawing their candidature astatine the bureau of the returning serviceman astatine the Kozhikode Corporation bureau connected Monday. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh

As per the latest disposable update, Kerala has 72,005 candidates successful the fray for the 2025 section assemblage elections aft the deadline for the withdrawal of nominations was implicit astatine 3 p.m. connected Monday. They see 37,786 pistillate candidates, 34,218 antheral candidates, and 1 transgender candidate.

The State Election Commission said these figures are not last and would beryllium updated connected Tuesday.

The district-wise break-up for the disposable information is arsenic follows: Kasaragod - 2,786, Kannur -5,383, Wayanad - 1,908, Kozhikode - 5,884, Malappuram - 7,786, Palakkad - 6,599, Thrissur - 6,907, Ernakulam - 6,571, Idukki - 2,957, Kottayam - 4,903, Alappuzha - 5,219, Pathanamthitta - 3,528, Kollam - 5,325, and Thiruvananthapuram - 6,249.

After the scrutiny of the nominatuion papers connected Saturday, the Commission had approved the papers of 1,07,211 candidates.

Published - November 24, 2025 11:08 p.m. IST

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