Thiruvananthapuram: After more than a month of fierce campaigning, the CPI(M)-led ruling LDF and the Congress-led UDF are vying for the support of a total of 194 voters in the 20 Lok Sabha seats that go to polls in Kerala on Friday. Have been. And th BJP led NDA.
The Election Commission said that there are more than 2.75 crore voters in Kerala, polling will begin at 7 am on Friday.
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sanjay Kau said in a statement that polling will begin at 6 am after conducting a mock poll in the presence of representatives of political parties to ensure that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) are functioning properly. Will start.
He said that 30,238 EVMs will be used in the state for this Lok Sabha election and in case any machine breaks down, a reserve will be made available through the concerned sector authorities.
The EVMs have been delivered to the polling stations after initial inspection, three-stage randomization and mock polling to ensure that they are safe.Braille voting machines have been provided for the visually impaired; Ramps and wheelchairs have been arranged for disabled voters.
Kaul said that to ensure free and transparent elections, a webcasting system has been installed for live monitoring of all the booths in eight of the 14 districts of Kerala - Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Thrissur and Thiruvananthapuram. .
He said in the statement that 75 percent of the booths in the remaining six districts will be monitored through this system.
The statement said that webcasting facility has been launched to prevent booth capturing, money distribution and fraudulent voting to ensure transparent elections.
It said the scenes would be monitored live in the control rooms set up in the office of the CEO and returning officers of 20 Lok Sabha seats.It said surveillance systems have also been installed at strong rooms and counting centres.
Kaul also talked about ordering 63,100 bottles of ink to mark the fingers of voters to prevent fake voting.
This time there are 2,77,49,159 voters in the state, of which 1,43,33,49 are women and more than five lakh are first-time voters.
Apart from them, Kaul said, there are 2,64,232 disabled voters and 367 heterosexual voters in the state.
He appealed to everyone to participate in the nation building process by exercising their franchise.Kottayam constituency has the highest number of candidates at 14, while Alathur has the least number of candidates at five. Notably, Kozhikode has 13 candidates and Kollam and Kannur have 12 candidates each.
Of the total 194 candidates, 169 are men and 25 are women.
Vatakara constituency has the maximum number of four women candidates.
The Election Commission said steps have been taken to ensure safe and peaceful polling by deploying 66,303 security personnel.Kaul said Kerala Police and Central forces are providing tight security for polling at a total of 25,231 booths at 13,272 locations, where 1,01,176 polling officers have been appointed to manage the election process.
He said, 437 booths in the state are manned only by women, 31 booths are manned by youth below 30 years of age, six booths are manned by disabled staff, 316 caste polling booths and 131 theme-based booths.
As per the instructions of the Central Election Commission, police have been deployed in the entire state.
As the curtains came down on the public campaign on Wednesday evening, the culmination of more than a month-long, intense public campaign, Kerala witnessed a muted campaign on Thursday ahead of the state voting on Friday.
Two Union Ministers, a Minister of State, three actors and some MLAs are among the total candidates who are trying their political luck this time. The BJP-led ND is fielding a maximum of five women candidates.Unlike previous general elections, Kerala has seen a highly active and aggressive campaign. Issues as diverse as the implementation of the CAA, allegations over the existence of 'love jihad', the controversy surrounding the film 'The Kerala Story', the Manipur violence, Rahul Gandhi's candidature in Wayanad, as well as the alleged appeasement of minorities by various political parties, have come under high scrutiny. -Decibel dominated public campaigns.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the UDF won 19 out of 20 seats, while the LDF had to be content with just one seat.
The Election Commission said that there are more than 2.75 crore voters in Kerala, polling will begin at 7 am on Friday.
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sanjay Kau said in a statement that polling will begin at 6 am after conducting a mock poll in the presence of representatives of political parties to ensure that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) are functioning properly. Will start.
He said that 30,238 EVMs will be used in the state for this Lok Sabha election and in case any machine breaks down, a reserve will be made available through the concerned sector authorities.
The EVMs have been delivered to the polling stations after initial inspection, three-stage randomization and mock polling to ensure that they are safe.Braille voting machines have been provided for the visually impaired; Ramps and wheelchairs have been arranged for disabled voters.
Kaul said that to ensure free and transparent elections, a webcasting system has been installed for live monitoring of all the booths in eight of the 14 districts of Kerala - Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Thrissur and Thiruvananthapuram. .
He said in the statement that 75 percent of the booths in the remaining six districts will be monitored through this system.
The statement said that webcasting facility has been launched to prevent booth capturing, money distribution and fraudulent voting to ensure transparent elections.
It said the scenes would be monitored live in the control rooms set up in the office of the CEO and returning officers of 20 Lok Sabha seats.It said surveillance systems have also been installed at strong rooms and counting centres.
Kaul also talked about ordering 63,100 bottles of ink to mark the fingers of voters to prevent fake voting.
This time there are 2,77,49,159 voters in the state, of which 1,43,33,49 are women and more than five lakh are first-time voters.
Apart from them, Kaul said, there are 2,64,232 disabled voters and 367 heterosexual voters in the state.
He appealed to everyone to participate in the nation building process by exercising their franchise.Kottayam constituency has the highest number of candidates at 14, while Alathur has the least number of candidates at five. Notably, Kozhikode has 13 candidates and Kollam and Kannur have 12 candidates each.
Of the total 194 candidates, 169 are men and 25 are women.
Vatakara constituency has the maximum number of four women candidates.
The Election Commission said steps have been taken to ensure safe and peaceful polling by deploying 66,303 security personnel.Kaul said Kerala Police and Central forces are providing tight security for polling at a total of 25,231 booths at 13,272 locations, where 1,01,176 polling officers have been appointed to manage the election process.
He said, 437 booths in the state are manned only by women, 31 booths are manned by youth below 30 years of age, six booths are manned by disabled staff, 316 caste polling booths and 131 theme-based booths.
As per the instructions of the Central Election Commission, police have been deployed in the entire state.
As the curtains came down on the public campaign on Wednesday evening, the culmination of more than a month-long, intense public campaign, Kerala witnessed a muted campaign on Thursday ahead of the state voting on Friday.
Two Union Ministers, a Minister of State, three actors and some MLAs are among the total candidates who are trying their political luck this time. The BJP-led ND is fielding a maximum of five women candidates.Unlike previous general elections, Kerala has seen a highly active and aggressive campaign. Issues as diverse as the implementation of the CAA, allegations over the existence of 'love jihad', the controversy surrounding the film 'The Kerala Story', the Manipur violence, Rahul Gandhi's candidature in Wayanad, as well as the alleged appeasement of minorities by various political parties, have come under high scrutiny. -Decibel dominated public campaigns.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the UDF won 19 out of 20 seats, while the LDF had to be content with just one seat.
