Kerala Local Body Surveys: Local Body Surveys were carried out in three phases in Kerala.
Thiruvananthapuram:
With all COVID-19 protocols in place, the counting of votes for the Kerala local body elections has begun. According to the State Elections Commission, vote counting is ongoing at 244 centers.
State Elections Commissioner V Bhaskaran said mail-in votes, including special votes, will be counted first and EVM votes later.
The above trends will be known once the EVM vote count begins. However, final results are expected at 1 pm.
Elections for local bodies were held in three phases in Kerala. The 78.64 percent of electoral participation was registered in the third and last phase of the elections of the local organisms. The second phase registered an electoral participation of 76.38% and in the first phase it was 72.67%. Before the announcement of the result, Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was imposed, which prohibits the gathering of four or more people in one area, in Malappuram and in some areas of the Kozhikode and Kasargod districts to maintain law and order. and prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Malappuram District Collector K Gopalakrishnan imposed Section 144 in Malappuram from 8 pm to 8 am on December 16-22. The gathering of people and the use of the microphone will not be allowed, except in places of worship, after 8 pm.
Victory celebrations can be held with a gathering of 100 people, in which children under 10 and people over 65 cannot participate, except for candidates.
The Kozhikode District Collector, Seeram Sambasiva Ras, has prohibited any procession, public gathering of more than 5 people within the boundaries of the Vatakara, Nadapuram, Valayam, Kuttiady and Perambra Police Stations in the Kozhikode Rural Police District during a period of two days from 6 p.m. December 15 to 6 p.m. until December 17 under section 144.
It has also mandated that all public gatherings (except candidates and their agents authorized by a scrutineer) of more than 5 persons be prohibited in the areas that are within a radius of 500 meters from the counting centers in the boundary’s jurisdiction. of the Kozhikode Rural Police. In addition, the victory processions in the Kozhikode Rural Police district will be limited to the district / division and participation will be limited to 20 people.
Kasargod district collector Dr. D Sajith Babu enforced section 144 of the CrPC from 12 noon on December 15 to 12 noon on December 17 in various areas within the limits of 10 police stations from District. The ban was announced to ensure law and order following the announcement of the results of the local body elections tomorrow.
The district collectors have enforced section 144 of the CrPC on the basis of reports from the concerned district chiefs of police. Clashes between party workers were reported in many places in these districts during the election.
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