Polling for 140 Assembly seats in Kerala concludes

Thu, 09 April 2026

19:26

Voting for the 140 Assembly seats in Kerala concluded at 6 pm on Thursday with people still standing in queues outside many polling stations.

Those present at the polling stations at 6 pm were given tokens and would be allowed to vote.

Till 5 pm, a turnout of 75.01 per cent was recorded, slightly higher than that of the 2021 Assembly polls which saw a polling percentage of 74.06 per cent.

Final turnout will be available only after people left at the polling stations cast their ballot. -- PTI

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