Ernakulam district is all set for the counting of votes that will decide the fate of the candidates who contested the politically crucial local body elections. All arrangements are in place for the enumeration of 2,219 wards of 111 local bodies to be held at 28 centers on Saturday (December 13, 2025).
A total of 7,374 candidates are waiting for people’s mandate after representative elections were held in 82 grama panchayats, 14 block panchayats, 13 municipalities and Kochi Corporation on December 9. Ward 10 (Onakkoor) Pampakuda panchayat elections have been postponed following the death of candidate CS Babu.
The counting of votes for the Kochi Corporation will be held at the Maharaja’s College auditorium here.
Counting is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. First, the postal tickets will be counted. Counting of votes cast on electronic voting machines will begin at 8:30 a.m. Results are expected to be announced at midday, with trends visible in the early hours.
Votes cast for the 28 divisions in the Ernakulam district panchayat will be counted at the centers set up for the 14 block panchayats in the district. Postal votes for the district panchayat will be tallied in the collectorate. Votes counted in other centers will be collected in a control room set up at the collectorate.
Each counting center will have up to eight desks for each grama panchayat and 16 desks for municipalities. Votes will be counted from the first precinct in each local body. The results will be announced at each counting center once counting is over.
The constituency recorded a voter turnout of 74.57% as 19,89,428 of the total 26,67,746 voters exercised their franchise.
Published – 12 Dec 2025 21:12 IST
