In Kerala local body polls, all three fronts face rebellions

Kerala has 75,632 candidates in the fray for the 2025 local body elections to be held in December, according to the final figures on candidates released by the State Election Commission (SEC) on Tuesday.

The scrutiny of nomination papers was held on Saturday. The deadline for the withdrawal of nominations had ended at 3 p.m. on Monday.

Of the total, 39,604 are female candidates and 36,027 are male candidates. There is also one transgender candidate, contesting in Thiruvananthapuram district, according to the official figures.