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Elections to local bodies (Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations) in Kerala will be held in December 2020.[1][a]The voting is to be held in three stages on 8, 10 and 14 December, with the votes being counted on 16 December.[2]
Background
Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 made provisions for the creation of local bodies at the village, block and district levels. The Kerala Municipalities Act, 1994 made provisions for the creation of municipalities and corporations.[3]
In total, Kerala has 1200 local self-governing bodies - 941 gram panchayats, 14 district panchayats, 152 block panchayats, 87 municipalities and 6 corporations.[4]
COVID-19 pandemic
An all-party meeting decided to file a plea in the state high court to defer the polls, which was set for November 2020, considering the increasing COVID cases.[5]
An ordinance by the Governor of the state, which temporarily amended Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, allows COVID-19 quarantined patients to vote via postal ballots and increases the voting time by two hours.[6]
Parties and coalitions
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is the coalition of left wing and far-left parties, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). The United Democratic Front (UDF) is the coalition of centrist and centre-left parties led by the Indian National Congress. The National Democratic Alliance is led by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party.[7]
Current composition
Local body wise
| Local self-government body | Local Bodies won | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Template:Left Democratic Front (Kerala)/meta/color| | style="background:Template:United Democratic Front (Kerala)/meta/color| | style="background:Template:National Democratic Alliance/meta/color| | style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | |||
| LDF | UDF | NDA | Others | Hung | ||
| Gram Panchayats | 551 | 362 | 14 | 14 | 941 | |
| Block Panchayats | 88 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 152 |
| District Panchayats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Municipalities | 45 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 87 |
| Corporations | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Ward-wise
| Local self-government body | Wards won | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Template:Left Democratic Front (Kerala)/meta/color" | | style="background:Template:United Democratic Front (Kerala)/meta/color" | | style="background:Template:National Democratic Alliance/meta/color" | | |||
| LDF | UDF | NDA | Others | ||
| Gram Panchayats | 7,623 | 6,324 | 933 | 1,078 | 15,962 |
| Block Panchayats | 1,088 | 917 | 21 | 53 | 2,076 |
| District Panchayats | 170 | 145 | 3 | 4 | 331 |
| Municipalities | 1,263 | 1,318 | 236 | 259 | 3,122 |
| Corporations | 196 | 143 | 51 | 24 | 414 |
Campaign
Chellanam 20/20, a newly formed civic forum, contests in the elections to all 21 wards in Chellanam.[10][11] Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam, a party formed by a corporate firm which had contested in the panchayat for the 2015 elections has fielded candidates in five panchayats.[12] V4Kochi, an apolitical organisation has 74 candidates contesting in all wards of Kochi Corporation.[13]
Voters list for the election was published on 17 June.[14] The final list was published on 1 October with a supplemental list published on 10 November.[15]
| Group of voters | Voters population |
|---|---|
| Male | 1,31,72,629 |
| Female | 1,44,83,668 |
| Transgenders | 282 |
| Total Voters | 2,76,56,579 |
As the term of the current members of local bodies end on November 11, three-member administrative committees would be formed and take over administration in each local body, in accordance with Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, and the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994.[17]
Kerala High Court dismissed petitions which alleged that reservation of local body constituencies continued for a third successive term citing that the court would not interfere in elections.[18]
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Publishing of final voters' list | 1 October 2020 |
| Announcement of election schedule
Enactment of Model Code of Conduct |
6 November 2020 |
| Last date to file nomination | 19 November 2020 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | 20 November 2020 |
| Last date to withdraw nomination | 23 November 2020 |
| Polling | Phase I : 8 December 2020 |
| Phase II : 10 December 2020 | |
| Phase II : 14 December 2020 | |
| Announcement of results | 16 December 2020 |
Result
Local body wise
| Local self-government body | Local Bodies won | Total | ||||
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| style="background:Template:Left Democratic Front (Kerala)/meta/color| | style="background:Template:United Democratic Front (Kerala)/meta/color| | style="background:Template:National Democratic Alliance/meta/color| | style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | |||
| LDF | UDF | NDA | Others | Hung | ||
| Gram Panchayats | 941 | |||||
| Block Panchayats | 152 | |||||
| District Panchayats | 14 | |||||
| Municipalities | 87 | |||||
| Corporations | 6 | |||||
Ward-wise
| Local self-government body | Wards won | Total | |||
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| style="background:Template:Left Democratic Front (Kerala)/meta/color" | | style="background:Template:United Democratic Front (Kerala)/meta/color" | | style="background:Template:National Democratic Alliance/meta/color" | | |||
| LDF | UDF | NDA | Others | ||
| Gram Panchayats | 15,962 | ||||
| Block Panchayats | 2,076 | ||||
| District Panchayats | 331 | ||||
| Municipalities | 3,122 | ||||
| Corporations | 414 | ||||
Aftermath
See also
- Elections in Kerala
- 2015 Kerala local body elections
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
- 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
- ^ "Local body polls in Kerala to be held on November 2 and 5". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2015-10-04. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Kerala local body polls in three phases in December". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
- ^ "Business- Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ "Local Self-Governance - Government of Kerala, India". kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ ThiruvanathapuramSeptember 11, P. S. Gopikrishnan Unnithan; September 11, 2020UPDATED; Ist, 2020 14:47. "Kerala all-party meeting agrees to cancel assembly bypolls, postpone local body elections". India Today. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
{{cite web}}:|first3=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Radhakrishnan, S. Anil (2020-10-02). "Coronavirus | Kerala promulgates Ordinance to allow COVID-19 patients vote through postal ballots". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ "Explained: How has Kerala planned its three-tier local body elections?". The Indian Express. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ^ Election report, 2015 (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: State Election Commission, Kerala. 2016. pp. 24, 55, 56.
- ^ "Election 2015".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Aug 1, TNN /; 2020; Ist, 07:56. "Kerala: Now, a '20-20 to save Chellanam' | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Martin, K. a (2020-11-06). "In Chellanam, fresh voices speak up". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ "Kerala firm that won panchayat in 2015 to contest four more". The Indian Express. 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ "74 candidates in fray, V4Kochi may make election tough to call". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ Jun 17, Aswin J. Kumar / TNN /; 2020; Ist, 19:44. "Kerala: Voters' list for local body polls published | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ ThiruvananthapuramNovember 6, P. S. Gopikrishnan Unnithan; November 6, 2020UPDATED; Ist, 2020 18:55. "Kerala: Local body elections to be held in 3 phases, counting of votes on December 16". India Today. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
{{cite web}}:|first3=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Nov 13, TNN /; 2020; Ist, 11:54. "2.76 crore voters in Kerala for local body election | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Administrative panels to take over local bodies". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2020-11-04. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Nov 11, Mahir Haneef / TNN /; 2020; Ist, 19:04. "Continuous reservation of constituencies: Kerala HC declines to interfere; criticizes election commission | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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