THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: State Election Commissioner A. Shahjahan announced that by-elections will be held in 33 local wards on December 12. The counting of votes will be on the 13th and the notification will be released on Thursday. Papers can be submitted till 23rd November. The notification withdrawal date deadline is on November 27th.

The model code of conduct for the entire gram panchayat, including the district, block and panchayat wards where by-elections are held, came into effect from Wednesday. In gram panchayats, the code of conduct is only in the entire wards and in the municipal councils only in the respective wards. The final voter list was published on 14th November.

Manambur in Thiruvananthapuram Aruvikkara Panchayat, Kadathur East in Kollam Thazhava Panchayat, Mayyathumkara in Poruvazhy Panchayat, Vilangara in Ummannoor Panchayat, Vayanashala in Kottamkara Panchayat, Kanjiraveli in Pathanamthitta Mallappuzhassery Panchayat, Puthusserimala East in Ranni Panchayat, Factory Ward in Alappuzha Kayamkulam Municipality, Thiruvanvandoor in Chengannur Block Panchayat, Kuttimaramparam in Kottayam Erattupetta Municipality are the major places where the by-elections are going to take place.