Kerala polls: After Perambra row, Election Commission orders strongrooms not to be opened before counting day

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Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U. Kelkar

Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U. Kelkar | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN

The Election Commission connected Tuesday (April 21, 2026) issued wide directions to each District Election Officers and Returning Officers successful Kerala not to unfastened immoderate strongrooms “under immoderate circumstances” earlier the time the votes are counted.

The absorption was issued by Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U. Kelkar pursuing reports of a strongroom storing EVMs successful Perambra constituency successful Kozhikode being opened connected Monday, and reported plans to unfastened different 1 successful Nenmara constituency successful Palakkad.

Published - April 21, 2026 01:58 p.m. IST

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