The State Election Commission is revising the voters’ lists in 25 local body wards ahead of holding byelections. The draft voters lists will be published on January 1, and the final list, on January 25, State Election Commissioner A. Shajahan said.
Byelections are held to fill casual vacancies arising on account of the death of a member or his/her disqualification.
While the date is yet to be announced, the bypolls are planned to one corporation ward, four municipality wards and 20 grama panchayat wards in 10 districts. They include Vellar ward in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Muthukad ward in the Chittoor-Thathamangalam municipal council, Chunda and East Villur in Kottakkal municipal council, and Town ward in Mattannur municipal council.
