Draft electoral rolls for Kerala local body polls: State Election Commission extends deadline till August 12

The State Election Commission has extended the deadline for filing applications for enrolment of names and objections related to the electoral rolls for the 2025 local body elections in Kerala by five more days till August 12.

The deadline was to have ended on Thursday (August 7, 2025). The commission headed by A. Shajahan had published the draft electoral rolls on July 23.

More than 19 lakh applications have been filed so far for enrolment of names.

Flaws alleged

Political parties, including the Congress-led Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), had demanded that the deadline be extended by another month, alleging flaws in the rolls.

The commission is tasked with the preparation of electoral rolls and conduct of elections to local bodies in Kerala.