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Elaborate preparations are successful spot for Thursday’s section assemblage elections successful the district. About 28.6 lakh voters are expected to formed their ballots astatine 3,054 polling stations from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., choosing their representatives for municipalities and three-tier panchayats. As galore arsenic 6,724 candidates are contesting crossed the district.
A 48-hour prohibition has been declared from 6 p.m. connected Tuesday (December 9, 2025). December 13, the time of ballot counting, volition besides beryllium observed arsenic a adust day. A full of 3,054 polling booths person been acceptable up, each designed to accommodate a maximum of 1,300 voters. Of these, 2,749 booths are successful the panchayats, portion 305 polling stations are successful the municipalities.
Sensitive polling stations
As galore arsenic 284 polling stations person been identified arsenic sensitive. These are located successful Palakkad, Chittoor-Thattamangalam and Cherpulassery municipalities arsenic good arsenic successful 60 grama panchayats.
LDF supporters assemble successful Palakkad municipality connected Tuesday for the Kottikalasham. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah
Factors specified arsenic governmental clashes, communal tensions, the beingness of unauthorised polling agents and overcrowding of voters person contributed to their classification arsenic sensitive. Webcasting arrangements volition beryllium successful spot astatine 180 of these booths.
A full of 4,500 constabulary unit volition beryllium deployed successful the district. The information cognition volition beryllium led by a squad consisting of 25 lawman superintendents, 40 inspectors and 300 sub-inspectors. Additionally, a institution of 140 Central paramilitary unit volition beryllium stationed successful the district.
An other constabulary serviceman volition beryllium posted astatine each of the 180 web-casted delicate polling booths. In zones that request other vigilance, teams of 4 officers each volition beryllium deployed. To fortify information successful Maoist-affected areas specified arsenic Attappady, astir 500 further constabulary unit volition beryllium assigned.
A full of 4,366 power units and 12,393 ballot units volition beryllium utilized successful the district. In grama panchayats, each EVM volition dwell of 1 power portion and 3 ballot units, portion successful municipalities, 1 power portion and 1 ballot portion volition beryllium used.
The National Democratic Alliance holding its last circular of campaigning for the section assemblage elections successful Palakkad municipality connected Tuesday. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah
Voters tin formed their votes utilizing immoderate of the 9 recognition documents approved by the Election Commission. They see predetermination ID card, elector gaffe issued by the State Election Commission, authoritative ID paper issued by the Central oregon State government, Aadhaar card, passport, driving licence and PAN card.
In 93 wards of six grama panchayats bordering Tamil Nadu, candidates’ names volition besides look successful Tamil connected the ballot labels successful the voting machines.
The organisation of predetermination materials volition statesman connected Wednesday morning.
