Kerala Assembly polls | State heads to polling booths on Tuesday
The Hindu
Voting will begin at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. in all constituencies except nine
After the high-octane campaigns of the past weeks, the stage is set for the elections to the Kerala Legislative Assembly and the byelection to the Malappuram Lok Sabha seat on Tuesday. Extensive arrangements are in place for the smooth conduct of the polls. Polling will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. in all constituencies except nine – Mananthavady, Sulthan Bathery, Kalpetta, Eranad, Nilambur, Wandoor, Kongad, Mannarkad and Malampuzha – where it will start at 7 p.m. and end at 6 p.m. In all, 2,74,46,039 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise as per the final electorate published by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Of this, 1,32,83,724 are men, 1,41,62,025 are women while 290 belong to the third gender. Overseas voters number 87,318.More Related News
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