Kerala local body elections: 1.55 lakh nominations approved
Thiruvananthapuram: As many as 1.55 lakh nominations have been approved by the State Election Commission for the upcoming local body elections in Kerala, according to data released on Sunday.
The figures were published after the scrutiny of nominations was completed on Saturday.
Of the total nominations, 82,020 were filed by women candidates, of which 72,524 were approved. Three nominations from a transgender person were also accepted.
A total of 2,479 nominations were rejected, including 1,354 of women and 1,125 of men.
After scrutiny, the number of approved candidates stands at 1,07,211, comprising 56,501 women, 50,709 men, and one transgender person.
Officials clarified that the difference between the number of approved nominations and approved candidates is due to multiple nominations filed by several individuals.
The final number of candidates will be confirmed after the withdrawal process ends on Monday.
The local body elections in Kerala will be held in two phases on December 9 and 11.
Polling will take place in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Idukki, and Ernakulam districts on December 9, and in Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasaragod on December 11.
Elections are being held for 17,337 wards in 941 grama panchayats, 2,267 wards in 152 block panchayats, 346 wards in 14 district panchayats, 3,205 wards in 86 municipalities, and 421 wards in six corporations.
Votes will be counted on December 13.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
