Local body elections in Kerala will be held in two phases on December 9 and 11. The results will be declared on December 13.

Announcing the schedule, the state election commissioner, A Shajahan, on Monday said the Model Code of Conduct has come into effect. Seven southern and central Kerala districts will go to the polls on December 9, and the remaining seven districts will vote on December 11.

The commissioner said elections will cover 23,576 wards/divisions in various local self-government bodies in the state. The total number of voters is 2.84 crore.

The outcome of the elections to the local bodies, comprising municipal corporations, municipalities, village panchayats, block panchayats, and district panchayats, is crucial for the ruling CPI(M) and the Opposition Congress, as it is li

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