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More than 18.55 lakh voters (76.23%) turned retired to formed their votes successful the section assemblage elections held successful Palakkad territory connected Thursday. While 9.84 lakh women (76.76%) reached polling booths, the fig of men who voted was 8.71 lakh (75.64%). However, determination whitethorn beryllium a flimsy alteration successful the polling figures arsenic polling continued beyond the scheduled 6 p.m. deadline astatine galore booths successful the district.
Among the 7 municipalities successful the district, Chittur-Thathamangalam municipality registered the highest polling percent astatine 81.41%. But Palakkad municipality, which has the largest fig of voters (1,18,759), registered the lowest polling percentage: 65.08%.
Among the 13 blocks, Chittur artifact topped with 81.26% polling, followed by Nenmara artifact (79.69 %), Kollengode (78.57 %), Kuzhalmannam (78.03 %) and Attappady (78.03 %). Malampuzha artifact lagged down with 74.1% 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.
85-year-old Thanka displays her inked digit and elector ID paper aft casting her ballot astatine the Government LP School successful Kallikad connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah
Power Minister K. Krishnankutty formed his ballot on with his household astatine SNUP School, Nallamadan Challa, Vilayodi.
Polling crossed the territory was by and ample peaceful. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] claimed that an Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) idiosyncratic successful Karimba panchayat tried to formed 2 votes. The IUML worker, who had already voted successful ward 15, allegedly attempted to ballot again successful ward 11. Police said they were investigating the CPI(M) ailment filed against Tajudheen.
United Democratic Front (UDF) campaigner for ward 11 of the Vandazhi panchayat, Sajita Vipin, alleged that CPI(M) workers forced their mode into her location connected Thursday greeting and attacked her family. Her husband, Vipin, her mother, Pankajam, and her 11-month-old kid were injured successful the incident.
Polling opened briskly astatine 7 a.m., with voters arriving astatine the 3,054 booths successful groups oregon alone. Of these, 2,749 were successful panchayats and 305 successful municipalities. There were 6,724 candidates successful the district.
People hold successful a queue to formed their votes for section assemblage elections astatine Government LP School astatine Kallikad successful Palakkad connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah
Sensitive stations
A full of 284 polling stations were marked sensitive. Additional information officers were posted astatine each 180 web-casted delicate booths.
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 Deputy Superintendents, 40 Inspectors, 300 Sub-Inspectors, and a 140-member Central paramilitary unit.
The territory has 20 counting centre. Counting of votes volition beryllium held connected Saturday morning.
