Thiruvananthapuram: Polling for the first phase of the Kerala local body elections began at 7 am on Tuesday across seven districts: Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam.

The second phase will be held on December 11 and counting of votes will take place on December 13. This year, the election process is being conducted in two phases: 11,168 wards in the first phase and 12,408 in the second.

Union Minister Suresh Gopi cast his vote for the Kerala local body elections in Thiruvananthapuram.

"The people will let us have the corporation to govern to their liking and work up their dreams for the city... We will set the track right...If all the promises that were made to people have gone in vain, there is a focus on my party and I think we are

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