Local Body Polls
Kerala local body polls spotlight pollution and diverse candidates
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As Kerala's local body elections approach from December 9 to 11, pollution concerns in districts like Kozhikode, Ernakulam, and Kollam are shaping voter sentiment, while diverse candidates from environmental activists to first-time transwomen add color to the contest. Rival fronts fear public anger over environmental neglect could sway outcomes ahead of next year's assembly polls. Young first-time voters express mixed enthusiasm about participating in the democratic process.
The three major fronts—Left Democratic Front (LDF), United Democratic Front (UDF), and National Democratic Alliance (NDA)—have reached broad understandings on seat-sharing for the Kochi Corporation local body polls, with only minor details pending. The UDF launched its bid to reclaim the corporation by releasing a 'chargesheet' against the LDF's five-year governance. Opposition leader V.D. Satheesan accused the LDF of turning the city into a 'living hell'.