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.
