Kerala records 16.07 per cent voting till 9.30 am
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Last Updated: Apr 06, 2021, 10:22 AM IST
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Kerala had witnessed a fierce campaign in the run up to the polls by the ruling CPI(M) led Left Democratic Front (LDF), Opposition Congress led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the BJP led NDA.
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Kerala recorded 16.07 per cent voting in the first two hours across 140 constituencies during the assembly election on Tuesday.
Serpentine queues were seen at several booths across the state as polling began at 7 am.
While a voter standing in the queue in Aranmula collapsed and died, there have been reports of malfunctioning of EVMs in some places.
Kerala recorded 73 per cent voters turnout recorded till 7 pm
73.69 per cent of males, 73.48 per cent of females and 37.37 per cent of transgenders voted
Polling was held for 140 assembly constituencies of Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: At least 73.58 per cent of the total 2.74 crore voters exercised their franchise for the state assembly elections according to a preliminary assessment when polling drew to a close at 7 pm in Kerala on Tuesday, the Election Commission of India said.
The massive exercise following COVID-19 health protocol involving over two lakh polling officers began at 7 AM and the last hour from 6 PM to 7 PM was set aside for COVID-19 patients and those under isolation.
Brisk polling was witnessed in various places in Kerala on Tuesday with 52.41 percent of 2.74 crore electorate having already cast their vote by noon in the assembly elections being held under the shadow of COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the soaring temperatures, long queues were seen in various constituencies with men accounting for 54.31 per cent of the total votes polled till 2 pm. As many as 50.63 per cent women and 23.87 transgender voters have also exercised their franchise. Taliparamba, Dharmadam, Aroor, Chertala, Wadakkanchery and Karunagapally constituencies reported heavy polling. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (Dharmadam) Opposition leader, Ramesh Chennithala (Haripad), Senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy (Puthupally), BJP state president K Surendran (Konni and Manjeswaram) and Metro Man E Sreedharan, (Palakkad) were among those who had voted before noon.
: Kerala continued to witness heavy polling in the crucial assembly elections on Tuesday with over 65 per cent of the total 2.4 crore voters having already cast their franchise to elect representativesin 140 constituencies. Despite scorching heat and sporadic rain in many parts of the state, people, including women and senior citizens, stood in queues for a long time to take part in the democratic exercise. According to Election Commission figures, a total of 65.93 per cent of the total votes were polled till 4.30 pm. As many as 66.32 per cent men, 65.56 per cent women and 31.48 transgenders cast their vote by the time, it said.