The 8th Paravur Municipal council election was held on 8 December 2020,[1] the result will be announced on 16 December.[2]
History
Paravur was one of the 4 panchayaths initially formed in the erstwhile Travancore state. It was formed in the year 1937 along with Nedumangad, Perumbavoor, Boothapandi(now in Tamilnadu). The first panchayath election held in 1942. There was only one ward in Paravur then. In 1953, Paravur panchayath bifurcated and formed Poothakkulam panchayath from it. Later in 1885, Paravur upgraded as a municipality.[3]
Background
The tenure of the members of the municipal council of Paravur ended on early November 2020.[4] As per the voters list published in 2020 November, there were around 31,358 eligible voters (14,140 male voters, 17,218 female voters) in which 22,912 (10,002 male voters and 12,910 female voters) casted their votes through 32 polling stations in the municipal area. The total polling rate was 73.07%.[5][6][7]
Details of voters in Paravur for the municipal election 2020
Group of voters
Voters population
Casted votes
Male
14,140
10,002
Female
17,218
12,910
Third Gender
0
0
Total Voters
31,358
22,912
There were 32 wards with one polling booth in each ward. The vote counting station in the municipality is Kottapuram Government LP School.
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