
Piravom witnesses heavy voter turnout
The Hindu
Constituency records 72.46% polling
The Piravom Assembly constituency which witnessed a keen three-cornered contest saw a voter turnout of 72.46% when polling ended at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Though voting started on a tepid note in the morning, it gained momentum by noon. In fact, most booths did not have long queues, as auxiliary booths had been readied in view of the COVID-19 situation. Interestingly, members of the Haritha Karma Sena and civil defence volunteers gave guidance to voters at several booths. Meanwhile, voting was peaceful in the five sensitive booths at Irumpanam. There was a huge turnout at these booths, which had a heavy presence of Central forces.
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