The Mayor posts in Kochi, Thrissur and Kannur Corporations have been reserved for women in the next term, according to a 2025 local body elections notification issued by the State Election Commission (SEC).
In the case of district panchayats, the post of president in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Wayanad has been reserved for women. The post is reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) category in the Ernakulam district panchayat.
The SEC notified the reservation posts of chairpersons in the local bodies on Wednesday.
In the 87 municipalities, the State government had issued a notification reserving the post of chairperson for women in 44 (including SC Women), six for SC category (including three for SC women) and one for ST category. The post will got to SC women in Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta, Ottapalam in Palakkad and Ferokke in Kozhikode.
The post has been reserved for SC category in Karunagappalli in Kollam, Kayamkulam in Alappuzha and Koyilandy in Kozhikode. The chairperson’s post in Kalpetta municipality has been reserved for ST category.
In the 152 block panchayats, the post of president is reserved for women in 67 blocks, for SC women in eight, for SC in seven, two for Scheuled Tribe (ST) women and one for ST category. The president’s post has been reserved for SC women in the following block panchayats; Chirayinkeezhu block panchayats in Thiruvananthapuram district, Sasthamkotta in Kollam, Elandoor in pathanamthitta, Bharanikkavu in Alappuzha, Mala in Thrissur, Mannarkad in Palakkad, Vandoor in Malappuram, Koduvally in Kozhikode.
The president’s post has been reserved for SC category in the following block panchayats; Velllanad in Thiruvananthapuram district, Oachira in Kollam, Ilamdesam in Idukki, Koovappadi in Ernakulam, Vellangallur in Thrissur, Malampuzha in Pallakd and Kuttipuram in Malappuram.
The president’s post has been reserved for ST Women in Mananthavady block panchayat in Wayanad and Parappa in Kasaragod, while the post in Kattappana block panchayat, Idukki, has been reserved for ST category.
In the 941 grama panchayats, the president’s post has been reserved for women in 417 panchayats, 46 for SC women, and eight each for ST category and for ST women.
Published – November 05, 2025 09:07 pm IST
