Kerala local body election results 2020 live updates: LDF leads in 516 gram panchayats
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Dec 16, 2020, 23:03:31 IST
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Kerala local body election results 2020 live updates: LDF leads in 516 gram panchayats
Counting of votes polled in Kerala local body elections is under way at 244 centres in the state. A total of 21,893 wards in 1,200 local self-governing bodies including 6 corporations, 941 village panchayats, 14 district panchayats and 87 municipalities, went to polls in three phases on December 8, 10 and 14. Stay with TOI for live updates:
08:19 (IST) Dec 16
Section 144 in place at several places
Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which prohibits the assembly of four or more people in an area, has been imposed in Malappuram and some areas of Kozhikode and Kasargod districts to maintain law and order and to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Malappuram district collector K Gopalakrishnan has imposed Section 144 in Malappuram from 8 pm to 8 am from December 16 to 22. The gathering of people and use of mike except at places of worship will not be allowed after 8pm.
08:19 (IST) Dec 16
Victory celebrations can be conducted with a gathering of 100 people, in which children below the age of 10 and people above 65 except candidates cannot participate.
08:18 (IST) Dec 16
The district collectors have imposed section 144 of CrPC on the basis of reports from concerned district police chiefs. The clashes between party workers were reported in many places of these districts during the election.