1st phase polling begins for 395 local bodies in 5 Kerala districts
The voting for the first phase of Kerala local body polls began at 7 am on Tuesday. The elections are being held in 6,910 wards in 395 local bodies in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Idukki districts. According to the state election commission, there are 88,26,873 voters in the first phase, including 41,58,395 males, 46,68,267 females and 61 transgender people.