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Thiruvananthapuram: Polling for the first phase of Kerala’s local body elections began on a brisk note across seven districts on Tuesday, with voting getting underway at 7 a.m. after the completion of mock polling.

The districts going to polls in this phase are Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam.

Long queues of voters were seen at polling booths from early morning, indicating strong public participation.

By 8 a.m., one hour after polling began, Thiruvananthapuram district recorded a turnout of 7.5 per cent.

The polling covers 595 local self-government institutions, including three municipal corporations, 39 municipalities, seven district panchayats, 75 block panchayat

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