The Kerala government has approached the Supreme Court seeking the revision of voter rolls in the state to be deferred until after local body elections, Bar and Bench reported on Tuesday.

Local body polls in the state are due to be held in two phases on December 9 and December 11, with votes scheduled to be counted on December 13. The last date for completion of the election is December 18.

On November 4, the Election Commission began the enumeration phase of the exercise in 12 states and Union Territories , including Kerala.

The Kerala High Court had on November 14 refrained from deferring the exercise and asked the Left Democratic Front government to approach the Supreme Court.

In its petition, the Kerala government has told the Supreme Court that revising voter rolls

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