The seven southern Kerala districts recorded a polling percentage of 70.9 on Tuesday in first phase of the 2025 local body elections, as per the data on voter turnout released by the State Election Commission (SEC).
This accounts for 94.08% of the total 1.32 crore voters in the local bodies in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts where elections were held on Tuesday.
The SEC said that the figures were provisional based on updates till 9 p.m. on Tuesday and that the final data would be published only on Wednesday.
As per the available data, Ernakulam recorded the highest voter turnout, while Pathanamthitta had the lowest. The updates on the district-wise polling percentages are as follows: Thiruvananthapuram 67.4, Kollam 70.36, Pathanamthitta 66.78, Alappuzha 73.76, Kottayam 70.94, Idukki 71.77, and Ernakulam 74.58.
To compare, these seven districts had logged a turnout of 73.85% in the 2020 elections, show SEC data. On Tuesday, 70.28% of the female voters, 71.6% of the male voters and 40.48% of the transgender voters exercised their right to vote.
As per the update, Thiruvananthapuram Corporation recorded a turnout of 58.24%, Kollam Corporation 63.32% and the Kochi Corporation, 62.52%.
The first phase of elections were held peacefully across the seven districts, State Election Commissioner A. Shajahan said. He also sought the support of all stakeholders for the smooth conduct of the second phase of elections in the seven northern districts on December 11.
On Tuesday, polling had opened at 7 a.m. across the seven districts after a mock poll held one hour prior to the actual exercise. Voting closed at 6 p.m., but all voters who were at the polling stations at the time were allowed to vote.
Repolling
The SEC has ordered a repoll in Mannachery in Alappuzha district after polling was disrupted at the polling station in the Government High School Mannanchery on account of a faulty electronic voting machine. The repoll will be held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on December 11 to the Ambalakkadavu ward in Mannanchery grama panchayat, Mannachery ward in the Aryad block panchayat and the Aryad block of the Alappuzha district panchayat, the SEC said.
Across the State, elections were postponed in three wards following the deaths of candidates. The wards are the Payimbadam ward in the Moothedam grama panchayat in Malappuram district, Onakkoor ward in Pambakkuda grama panchayat, Ernakulam district, and the Vizhinjam ward in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.
(The polling figures in various reports from districts being carried on region pages have the figures provided by the district election authorities and these may vary slightly from the data provided by the State Election Commission.)
Published – December 10, 2025 12:08 am IST
