KOCHI: Almost six hours into polling, persons are popping out to vote in massive numbers in Thrissur, Palakkad, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts. All these districts in central Kerala have registered over 40 p.c polling by 12.30 pm.
At a polling sales space in Kochi the place actor Mammootty got here to solid his vote, heated arguments befell between voters and followers of the actor who crowded the doorway to catch a glimpse of him.
Mammootty and his spouse solid their votes at Christ King Woman’s faculty in Ponnurruny. Within the native physique polls held in December 2020, Mammootty could not solid his vote because the actor’s title was lacking within the voter’s listing.
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Although there are 27 transgender voters in Ernakulam district, solely 5 had solid their votes until 1 pm.
An incident of bogus voting was reported at Vypeen when a voter discovered that another person had already solid his poll. The utmost variety of male votes have been polled in Tripunithura constituency (48.76 p.c at 1 pm) adopted by Angamaly (47.6 p.c). The least variety of male votes have been polled in Ernakulam constituency (41.77 p.c). Kunnathunadu constituency, the place Twenty20 is placing up a good battle in opposition to the LDF and UDF, has registered the very best voter turnout of 43.55 p.c in Ernakulam district at 1 pm.
Kochi constituency the place former Mayor Tony Chammany, who’s in quarantine for one week after he examined constructive for COVID-19, is contesting on a UDF ticket has recorded the least voter turnout of 37.90 per cent at 1 pm.
At Udumbamchoola in Idukki district, BJP staff blocked a gaggle of 13 individuals who got here from Tamil Nadu. The BJP staff alleged that the group had come to solid bogus voting. Police have taken the 13 individuals into custody.
