Kerala polls: 1,202 candidates file nominations as deadline ends

Thiruvananthapuram: As many as 1,202 candidates filed nominations across Kerala for the Assembly elections, according to data shared by the Election Commission on Monday.

Monday was the last day to file nominations.

Polling in the 140 constituencies in Kerala will be held on April 9.


The data showed that 2,039 nominations were filed by 1,202 candidates.

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Scrutiny of nominations will be taken up on Tuesday.

The EC also received a total of 43,221 complaints through its CVIGIL application, of which 43,037 have been disposed of, officials said.

On Monday alone, 8,084 complaints were received, and 7,910 were disposed of, an EC bulletin said.

As part of election enforcement activities, officials said goods worth Rs 2,968.16 lakh were seized, including Rs 350.38 lakh seized on Monday.

A total of 1,18,202 violations were reported, with action taken in 1,80,472 instances.

Additionally, 41,388 posters and hoardings from public and private properties were removed, with the highest number reported in Thrissur, followed by Palakkad and Malappuram.