LSG polls: Second phase of of polling tomorrow

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The second and final phase of polling in the elections to the local self governments will take place on Thursday.

The second phase covers 12651 wards of three-tier panchayats, municipalities and municipal corporations in the remaining seven districts— Pathanamthitta,  Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram and Palakkad. As many as 44388 candidates are in the fray in these districts.

Of 55 municipalities going to polls in the second phase, 14 are new ones. They are Panthalam, Haripad, Ettumanoor, Erattupetta, Piravom, Koothattukulam, Vadakkancherry, Pattambi, Cherpulassery, Mannarkkad, Tanur, Parappanangadi, Vadakkencherry and Thiroorangadi. The largest number of municipalities going to polls in this phase is in Malappuram district and the lowest in Pathanamthitta.

The second phase covers two of the six city corporations—Kochi and Thrisssur. As many as 403 candidates are contesting for 74 seats in Kochi and 245 for 55 seats in Thrissur. The total number of seats in 55 municipalities is 1965. The polling will begin at 7 am and conclude by 5 pm. Counting of votes and declaration of results will take place on November 7.

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