Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai on Wednesday (November 19, 2025) agreed to urgently list on November 21 separate petitions filed by the Kerala Government and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) for deferment of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the State as the “cumbersome” exercise clashes with the local body elections and lead to a strain on human resources besides resulting in an “administrative impasse”.
The State, represented by advocate C.K. Sasi and the IUML party, represented by advocate Haris Beeran, made an oral mentioning before the CJI for an early hearing.
The SIR process is scheduled from November 4 to December 4.
The Kerala State Election Commission has decided to conduct elections to the LSGIs in the State on December 9 and December 11.
The elections to the LSGIs in the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam have been scheduled for December 9. That for Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod is on December 11. The notification for the election is to be issued on November 14 and that of withdrawal of nominations on November 24. The counting of votes would be on December 13 and the last date for completion of election is December 18.
