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Nearly 60 per cent of the 24.33 lakh voters successful Palakkad territory formed their franchise successful the civic assemblage elections by 2.30 p.m. connected Thursday. When 7.69 lakh of the 12.81 lakh women voters polled their votes, 6.83 lakh of the 11.51 lakh men voters polled theirs by 2.30 p.m. successful the district.
Among the 7 municipalities successful the district, Pattambi registered the highest polling percent by mid-day, astatine 54.29 per cent. Palakkad municipality registered the lowest polling percentage, astatine 40.68 per cent.
Among the 13 blocks, Pattambi artifact topped with 52.66 per cent polling by mid-day erstwhile Malampuzha artifact lagged down with 48.12 per cent polling.
Excise and Local Administration Minister M.B. Rajesh polled his ballot on with his household astatine a booth astatine KVUP School, Kailiyad, successful Ward-16 of Chalavara grama panchayat.
Power Minister K. Krishnankutty formed his ballot on with his household astatine SNUP School, Nallamadan Challa, Vilayodi.
The CPI(M) alleged that an Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) idiosyncratic successful Karimba panchayat attempted to canvass a ballot by impersonating. The IUML idiosyncratic who polled his ballot successful a booth successful ward 15 allegedly attempted to ballot successful different booth successful ward 11. Police said they were investigating the CPI(M) ailment against Tajudheen.
United Democratic Front (UDF) campaigner successful ward 11 of Vandazhi panchayat, Sajita Vipin, accused that CPI(M) workers attacked her aft barging into her location connected Thursday morning. Her hubby Vipin, parent Pankajam and 11-month-old kid were injured successful the attack.
Polling started connected a brisk enactment astatine 7 a.m. arsenic men and women reached the 3,054 polling booths successful groups and alone. As galore arsenic 2,749 of the polling stations are successful panchayats and 305 successful municipalities. The territory has 6,724 candidates successful the fray.
The territory has 20 distribution-cum-counting centre. Counting of votes volition beryllium held connected Saturday. A full of 284 polling stations were marked sensitive.
The Election Commission deployed 4,366 power units and 12,393 ballot units for polling. About 4,500 constabulary unit were connected predetermination duty, backed by a information squad comprising 25 lawman superintendents, 40 inspectors, 300 sub-inspectors, and a 140-member Central paramilitary unit.
Additional officers were posted astatine each 180 web-cast delicate booths. In 93 wards of six grama panchayats on the Tamil Nadu border, ballot labels besides included candidates’ names successful Tamil.
