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Thiruvananthapuram: The Election Commission on Saturday updated the total polling percentage of the April 26 Lok Sabha polls to 71.16 percent in Kerala. The final official figures of the general election in the state would be made available later, Chief Electoral Officer Sanjay Kaul said here in a statement.
As per the latest update, a total of 1,97,48,764 (71.16 per cent) of the total 2,77,49,159 voters exercised their franchise in the Friday elections. Among the constituencies, Vadakara had recorded the highest poll percentage, 78.
08, while Pathanamthitta registered the lowest at 63.35 per cent. The polling percentage in other constituencies are: Thiruvananthapuram (66.
46), Attingal (69.40), Kollam (68.09), Pathanamthitta (63.
35), Mavelikkara (65.91), Alappuzha (74.90), Kottayam (65.
60), Idukki (66.53), Eranakulam (68.27), Chalakudy (71.
84), Thrissur (72.79), Palakkad (73.37), Alathur (73.
20), Ponnani (69.21), Malappuram (72.90), Kozhikode (75.
42), Wayanad (73.48), Vadakara (78.08), Kannur (76.
92), Kasaragod (75.94). According to the latest update, as many as 1,65,205 voters used the vote-from-home facility introduced by the Election Commission.
A total of 39,111 officials engaged in essential services used the postal voting facility, it said, adding that its final official figures would be made available later. Meanwhile, the Election Commission said the Lok Sabha election process and voting in the state were completely satisfactory at all levels, with voting machines perf.
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