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April 26, 2024 06:00 am | Updated April 27, 2024 02:09 pm IST
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Polling in all the 20 Lok Sabha<\/a> constituencies in Kerala for the 2024 general election concluded at 6 p.m. on April 26 with the State recording a provisional voter turnout of 70.35%.
Though the official time for polling ended at 6 p.m., huge queues were seen outside polling booths across the State. The queues in some places were due to delays caused by technical glitches and breakdown in the electronic voting machines (EVMs) as well as instances of bogus voting.
Polling began one hour late at the Elamkulam Village office in Ernakulam constituency as the Voter Variable Paper Audit Trail machine developed some snags. Later, the machine was reset by technicians. The voter turnout was low in the city booth as only 15% of voters exercised their democratic rights at the booth.
Kerala had seen a voter turnout of 77.84% in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Also read: <\/strong>Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE Updates – April 27<\/a><\/strong>
The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) had fielded heavyweight candidates against the Congress across the State, sending out a clear message that its alliance within the INDIA bloc nationally holds no importance for the Left coalition in Kerala.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 19 of the 20 seats, while LDF clinched just one.
(With inputs from PTI)<\/em>
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Over 4,000 National Service scheme (NSS) volunteers from various higher secondary schools rendered praiseworthy services for differently abled and elderly voters during the Lok Sabha elections in Kozhikode on April 26 (Friday). Wheelchair-bound voters and those with extreme difficulties in walking were the majority who got assistance from student volunteers.
Read the story here.<\/a>
The Alappuzha and Mavelikara constituencies witnessed a moderate voter turnout in the Lok Sabha elections held on Friday.
While 73.18 % of 14,00,083 voters exercised their franchise in the Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency, 65.45% of 13,31,880 voters cast their ballots in the Mavelikara constituency. Polling continued at several places even after 6 p.m. The voting percentage is expected to go up as the Election Commission has not yet released the final figures. In 2019, the Alappuzha Parliament constituency registered 80.25% voter turnout. Mavelikara witnessed a polling percentage of 74.23% five years ago.
Read the report here.<\/a>
Though the official time for polling ended at 6 p.m., huge queues were seen outside polling booths across the State and therefore, the final turnout percentage is likely to go up. Tokens were issued to voters waiting in the queues.\u00a0
The huge queues in some places were due to delays caused by technical glitches and breakdown in the electronic voting machines (EVMs) as well as instances of bogus voting.
-PTI<\/em>
An elderly nun, who reached a polling booth to cast her vote at Little Flower Convent, Olari, Thrissur, is helped by fellow nuns. Kerala voted in the second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on April 26
As polling draws to a close in Kerala, 67.27% of the 2.77 crore-strong electorate had exercised their franchise by 6 p.m.
While polling officially comes to a close at 6 p.m., those voters still in queue are issued tokens and permitted to vote.\u00a0
The constituency-wise percentage is as follows:
Thiruvananthapuram (64.40), Attingal (67.62), Kollam (65.33), Pathanamthitta (62.08), Mavelikkara (64.27), Alappuzha (70.90), Kottayam (64.14), Idukki (64.57), Ernakulam (65.53), Chalakudy (69.05), Thrissur (68.51), Palakkad (69.45), Alathur (68.89), Ponnani (63.39), Malappuram (67.12), Kozhikode (68.86), Wayanad (69.69), Vadakara (69.04), Kannur (71.54), and Kasaragod (70.37).
-Tiki Rajwi<\/em>
As the polling time draws to a close, the polling percentage in Kozhikode District is still below 70%. Based on the official statistics available at 5.50 p.m., a total of 17,66,362 people, including 8,25,101 men, 9,41,252 women and nine transgender voters have cast their votes in the district and the polling percentage is 66.54.
-Aabha Raveendran<\/em>
Former MLA A. Pradeep Kumar, also the election agent of LDF candidate for Kozhikode Lok Sabha segement Elamaram Kareem, has complained to the Election Commission against the Returning officer\u2019s \u2018unlawful\u2019 act of denying \u2018companion votes\u2019 to blind and infirm voters across the district.\u00a0
In the complaint filed online, Mr. Pradeep Kumar has pointed out that the Returning officer has issued a direction to the Presiding officers to disallow \u2018companion votes\u2019 as prescribed under rule 49 N of election rules, causing chaos among voters.\u00a0
\u201cMany blind and infirm voters who were brought to the polling stations along with their companions to cast their votes were sent back unnecessarily. Some of them are waiting there (at the polling stations),expecting that the returning officer will reconsider their rights\u201d, the complaint says. He has termed it a \u2018clear incidence of misuse of power and authority\u2019.\u00a0
-Aabha Raveendran<\/em>
Minister for Tourism P.A. Mohammed Riyas has claimed that the Left Democratic Front is a guarantee card for anti-BJP ideology.\u00a0
Speaking to reporters after casting his vote in Kozhikode on Friday, he predicted a repeat of 2004 and hoped that secular Kerala will protect the spirits of the leftist movement.
– Aabha Raveendran<\/em>
Rajya Sabha MP and Indian Olympic Association president P.T.Usha casts her vote at the Payyoli Meladi Aided Mappila LP School in Kozhikode on April 26, 2024
The State recording a polling percentage of 60.23 as of 5 p.m. according to election officials. These include:
Kasaragod: 62.68%
Kannur: 63.72%
Vadakara: 61.13%
Wayanad: 62.14%
Kozhikode: 60.88%
Malappuram: 59.12%
Ponnani: 58.18%
Palakkad: 61.91%
Alathur: 61.08%
Thrissur 65.49%
-Tiki Rajwi, Mini Kurian, Biju Govind<\/em>
The Presiding officers of two polling booths in the Nadapuram Assembly constituency have been changed after they were found to have faltered in their duty.\u00a0
District Collector Snehil Kumar Singh ordered that the officers in booths 61 and 162 be changed after they allegedly made mistakes in following the guidelines regarding open votes.
He has also warned the other presiding officers to ensure that the guidelines are being followed. In case of open votes, the presiding officers shall allow the companion of an able voter to accompany him\/ her only up to the voting compartment.\u00a0
However, in cases where the voter is unable to cast the vote due to some issue, including blindness, the companion shall cast the vote on their behalf.\u00a0
-Aabha Raveendran<\/em>
Various church factions in Kerala on Friday urged the people to go and vote for those supporting secularism and democracy in the general elections in the southern State.
Archbishop Raphael Thattil of the influential Syro-Malabar Church, after casting his vote, said the church wants everyone to live peacefully in the country.
Malankara Orthodox Syrian church head Baselios Marthoma Mathews III said the elections will help elect a new government for the betterment of the country.\u00a0
Thrissur Archbishop and CBCI president Archbishop Andrews Thazhath said he was devastated after witnessing the situation in Manipur and said people will vote for those who support secularism and democracy.\u00a0
PTI<\/em>
With just three more hours left for the polling to conclude, 52.25% of the voters in Kerala have so far cast their votes.
Kerala, which has 2.77 crore voters this time, had crossed the halfway mark around 3 p.m.
As per the latest official update, all constituencies except Ponnani have reported above 50% polling.
The initial brisk pace in the State had slackened somewhat towards noon on account of the sweltering summer heat. Political parties expect a surge in turnout in the final hours.
Kerala had recorded a turnout of 77.67% in 2019.
The constituency-wise percentage is as follows: Thiruvananthapuram (50.49), Attingal (53.21), Kollam (50.85), Pathanamthitta (50.21), Mavelikkara (50.82), Alappuzha (54.78), Kottayam (51.16), Idukki (50.92), Ernakulam (51.24), Chalakudy (54.41), Thrissur (53.40), Palakkad (54.24), Alathur (53.06), Ponnani (47.59), Malappuram (50.95), Kozhikode (52.48), Wayanad (53.87), Vadakara (52.30), Kannur (54.96), and Kasaragod (54.10).
Prominent persons, including senior politicians and candidates contesting in the Lok Sabha polls as well as popular actors and heads of church, turned up in the first half of Friday to exercise their franchise during the polling in Kerala and urged everyone to vote.\u00a0
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Leader of Opposition in the state assembly V.D. Satheesan, BJP State president K. Surendran, saffron party candidates Suresh Gopi and Anil Antony as well as Congress\u2019 K.C. Venugopal and Shafi Parambil were seen casting their votes early in the morning.\u00a0
Besides them, Congress stalwart A.K. Antony, KPCC president K. Sudhakaran, LDF convener E.P. Jayarajan and CPI(M)\u2018s Thomas Isaac also came in the morning to exercise their democratic right.\u00a0
PTI<\/em>
The polling percentage in Kerala is inching closer to the halfway mark.\u00a0
At 2.15 p.m., the State-level polling percentage stands at 46.02%.\u00a0
The constituency-wise percentage is as follows:<\/strong>
Thiruvananthapuram (44.66), Attingal (47.23), Kollam (44.72), Pathanamthitta (44.96), Mavelikkara (45.20), Alappuzha (48.34), Kottayam (45.42), Idukki (45.17), Ernakulam (45.18), Chalakudy (47.93), Thrissur (46.88), Palakkad (47.88), Alathur (46.43), Ponnani (41.53), Malappuram (44.29), Kozhikode (45.92), Wayanad (47.28), Vadakara (45.73), Kannur (48.35), and Kasaragod (47.39).
-Tiki Rajwi<\/em>
All Indian Congress Committee (organisation) general secretary K.C. Venugopal has said that Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] leader E.P. Jayarajan met and held discussions with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kerala in-charge Prakash Javadekar with the knowledge of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
In a statement issued on April 26, Mr. Venugopal, who is the United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate in the Alappuzha constituency in Kerala, said Mr. Jayarajan \u201cmade a deal with the BJP for the Chief Minister.\u201d
The Congress leader said Mr. Jayarajan\u2019s admission of meeting Mr. Javadekar<\/a> and the Chief Minister\u2019s response revealed a \u201cclear-cut deal\u201d between the CPI (M) and the BJP in Kerala.
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Indicating a voter turnout similar to the Lok Sabha election held in 2019, the Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency recorded a polling percentage of around 40% by 1 p.m. on Friday.\u00a0
About 40.6% of male voters and 38.6% of female voters had exercised their franchise, as per the estimates by the State Election Commission. Around 10% of the transpersons had cast their votes. In 2019, about 43.72% of the electorate had exercised their franchise by 1 p.m.\u00a0
The Assembly segment-wise polling percentage at 1 p.m. this time is as follows: Kaipamangalam \u2013 37.66%; Chalakudy \u2013 38.85%; Kodungallur \u2013 37.98%; Perumbavur \u2013 40.96%; Angamaly \u2013 40.51%; Aluva \u2013 40.95%; and Kunnathuad \u2013 45.77%.\u00a0
The polling began on a brisk note at 7 a.m. and maintained a steady growth till 11 a.m. when the voter turnout reached 27.22%. It went up to 32.23% by 12 noon.\u00a0
The voter turnout in Chalakudy in the Lok Sabha election held in 2019 was 80.4%, In 2014, the total polling was 76.8%.\u00a0
G. Krishnakumar<\/em>
At 1 p.m., 38.67% of voters had cast their votes of which 40.91% were men and 36.57% were women. Besides, 13.33% transpersons have also voted.
In the Ernakulam Parliament constituency, voter turnout in North Paravur touched 40.56% while Vypeen witnessed a more than 8% jump to 39.65% in the last hour, Kalamassery logged 39.54%, Thrikkakara 38.78%, Thripunithura 38.09%, Ernakulam 37.28%% and Kochi 36.70%.\u00a0
The district has a total electorate of 26,34,783 with 12,82,060 men, 13,52,692 women and 13 transpersons. First-time voters stood at 38,637. There are a total of 2,294 polling booths managed by 11,028 polling officials.
The 14 Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district are split between Ernakulam, Chalakkudy, Idukki and Kottayam constituencies. While Perumbavur, Angamaly, Aluva and Kunnathunadu form part of the Chalakkudy constituency, Muvattupuzha and Kothamangalam are part of the Idukki Parliament constituency and Piravom of Kottayam Parliament constituency. Kalamassery, North Paravur, Vypeen, Kochi, Thrippunithura, Ernakulam and Thrikkakara constitute the Ernakulam Parliament constituency.\u00a0
M.P. Praveen<\/em>
The month-long electioneering seems to have failed to create enthusiasm in a section of the voters of Katari Bagh in Kochi
Of the 1,155 voters of booth number 140 set up at the Kendriya Vidyalaya, only 60 voters exercised their franchise till 1 p.m.
The voters are mostly officials of the Indian Navy. This is one of the booths in the city with lower voter turnout, said the presiding officer of the booth.
The first three hours of polling witnessed 22 persons turning up, which accounted for 1.9% of the total voters.
By 12 noon, the polling slowly picked up and 30 more voters exercised their franchise to take the total count to 52 persons and 4.5% of the total votes.
It was slightly better at booth number 138 where 18.5% of votes were polled by 1 p.m.
However, 32% of votes were polled at booth number 139 by 1 p.m. There are around 800 Tamil Nadu natives in the booth where 1163 persons were enrolled as voters. These voters may turn up in large numbers during the evening hours, an official said.\u00a0
K.S. Sudhi<\/em>
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Voting was smooth at the two polling stations manned exclusively by differently abled personnel in Malappuram district. Booth number 103 at Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Manjeri, in Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency, and Booth number 24 at Moideen Sahib Memorial Higher Secondary School, Kallingalparamba, Tirur, in Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency, were manned by differently abled personnel.
Malappuram district administration provided facilities including food, stay and vehicle for the differently abled officials who manage voting at those two booths.
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