Local Body Election 2025: Electronic Voting Machines from Hyderabad for Kerala Polls

The electronic voting machines (EVMs) to be utilized for the upcoming Local Body Elections in Kerala have been manufactured and supplied by the Hyderabad-based Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) to the State Election Commission. The inspection of these machines has been successfully completed under the direct supervision of ECIL engineers.

Preparations for the elections include the deployment of 50,693 control units and 1,37,922 ballot units. In the three-tier panchayat system, each polling station will be equipped with one control unit and three ballot units. Following their inspection, the candidate setting process for these machines will be initiated one week prior to the polling dates. Each ballot unit is designed to accommodate a maximum of 15 candidate names and their corresponding symbols. Should the number of candidates exceed 15, an additional ballot unit will be made available.

All necessary polling materials and official forms required for the electoral process have been distributed to the relevant officials. The EVMs will be dispatched from district warehouses to the respective returning officers approximately one week before the scheduled voting.

Kerala’s local body elections are slated to occur in two phases on December 9 and 11, 2025. The counting of votes is scheduled for December 13. Out of the 1,200 local bodies across the state, elections will be conducted in 1,199, with the exception of Mattannur Municipality. The election code of conduct has been implemented throughout the state, including in Mattannur.

Polling hours will be from 7 AM to 6 PM. The first phase of elections, on December 9, will cover Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, and Ernakulam districts.

The second phase, on December 11, will see elections in Thrissur, Wayanad, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts. The official notification for the elections will be issued on November 14, with November 21 being the final date for submitting nominations. The scrutiny of nominations will take place on November 22, and candidates will have until November 24 to withdraw their nominations.