Key Highlights
- State Election Commissioner A.
- Shajahan told The Hindu that the SEC is thinking of making a recommendation to the State government in this regard once the 2025 local body polls—to be held on December 9 and 11 in two phases— are over.
- For the introduction of such a reform, amendments will be required to the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act and the Kerala Municipalities Act.
- “The Election Commission of India (EC) has made various categories eligible for postal ballots in line with the amendments to the Representation of the People Act.
- However, no such provision exists in the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act and the Kerala Municipalities Act.
