Although eligible citizens can apply for enrolment in the electoral roll till Monday (March 23), the final day for filing nominations for the April 9 Assembly polls in Kerala, only those individuals who had applied on or before March 15 would be able to vote this time. Procedures related to the processing of an application and adding the name to the electoral roll take up to ten days. Therefore, only those applications filed on or before March 15 would be treated as eligible for the upcoming Assembly polls, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Rathan U. Kelkar said on Sunday. The issue had caused some confusion as election officials had earlier stated that names can be added to the roll till the last day of filing nominations. Mr. Kelkar said applications received after March 15 would be processed only after the results of the elections are declared on May 4. Fresh applications also will be accepted after the results are out. Kerala has a little over 2.7 crore voters in the electoral roll. The deadline for filing nomination papers for the Assembly polls will end at 3 p.m. on Monday. An update from Mr. Kelkar’s office said341 candidates have so far filed a total of 607sets of nomination papers. In 2021, there were 957 candidates in the fray and a total of 2,180 nominations had been filed across the State. Till Sunday, 1,39,799 complaints have been filed regarding Model Code of Conduct violations. cVIGIL app A total of 33,194 complaints were filed via the cVIGIL app. The cVIGIL app is a web-based platform developed by the Election Commission of India (EC) for responding promptly to complaints related to electoral irregularities filed by the public. On Sunday alone, 7,295 complaints were filed through this facility, according to the CEO’s office. Published – March 22, 2026 07:52 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Punjab official suicide: Opposition steps up pressure for Laljit Singh Bhullar’s arrest Over 750 wheelchairs kept ready for voters in Thoothukudi