Kerala Local Body Polls: Over 35 Lakh Applications Received, Nearly 30 Lakh for New Voter Enrolment

Quick Summary:

• The deadline for the revision of electoral rolls for the 2025 local body polls in India ended on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
• The State Election Commission (SEC), led by A. Shajahan, received a total of 35.98 lakh applications during this process.
• Applications where categorized as:

– 29,81,310 form 4 applications for inclusion of names in the electoral roll.
– 13,859 form 6 applications for making corrections to existing records.
– 1,80,793 Form 7 applications for transpositions (shifting voters to different wards).

• Draft electoral rolls were published on July 23 and originally had an enrolment deadline set at August 7; this was later extended to August 12.
• Final electoral rolls will be published by the SEC on August 30, ahead of the local body polls in Kerala.

Indian Opinion Analysis:
The large number of registration and correction requests-nearly 36 lakh-signals strong public interest and participation in planning for upcoming local body elections in Kerala in 2025. Extensions such as moving deadlines from August 7 to August 12 likely enabled increased voter engagement while emphasizing administrative adaptability from the SEC under A. Shajahan’s leadership.

Efficient handling and verification processes will now be critical as these concerns not only affect individual eligibility but also have implications at community ward levels where transposition requests could influence election dynamics locally.

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