The special elections to three local body wards in Kerala where the 2025 local body elections had been put off on account of the death of candidates will be held on January 13, State Election Commissioner A. Shajahan said on Tuesday. The polled votes will be counted on January 14.
The election notification will be issued on Wednesday.
Elections to the Payimbadam ward, Moothedam grama panchayat in Malappuram district, Onakkoor ward in Pambakkuda grama panchayat in Ernakulam, and the Vizhinjam ward of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation had been postponed following the death of candidates.
Nomination papers can be filed till December 24. Their scrutiny will be held on December 26. December 29 is the last date for the withdrawal of the nominations.
Existing candidates in these wards need not file nomination papers again, the commission said.
Model code of conduct in effect
Although the SEC had withdrawn the model code of conduct in the State with effect from December 15, it remains in effect in the whole of the Moothedam and Pambakuda grama panchayats and in the case of Vizhinjam, which is a Corporation ward, within the ward boundaries.
Published – December 16, 2025 04:26 pm IST
