Synopsis : Polling for the second phase of Kerala’s local body general elections is underway with over 1.53 crore voters expected to exercise their franchise across seven districts amid heightened security and close monitoring by the State Election Commission.

Polling for the second phase of Kerala’s local body general elections began at 7 am on Thursday, 11 December, with over 1.53 crore voters expected to exercise their franchise across seven districts amid heightened security and close monitoring by the State Election Commission.

Voting, which will continue until 6 pm, is underway in 12,391 wards spread across 604 local bodies in seven districts: Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod.

The phase covers 470 grama panchayats, 77 block panchayats, seve

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