Kerala Lok Sabha elections Phase 2 LIVE news: Brisk polling in first hour; senior citizens, women seen in good numbers in Chalakudy

Kerala records 8.52% till 9 a.m.

Two hours after voting started, the polling percentage in Kerala stood at 8.52% by 9 a.m., the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala) Sanjay Kaul said. Polling is continuing at a brisk pace in the morning hours.

The constituency-wise turnout till 9 a.m. is as follows: Thiruvananthapuram (8.54), Attingal (9.52), Kollam (8.48), Pathanamthitta (8.84), Mavelikkara (8.88), Alappuzha (9.02), Kottayam (9.37), Idukki (8.93), Ernakulam (8.99), Chalakudy (8.93), Thrissur (8.43), Palakkad (8.59), Alathur (8.45), Ponnani (7.24), Malappuram (7.86), Kozhikode (7.94), Wayanad (8.78), Vadakara (7.47), Kannur (8.44), and Kasaragod (8.02).

– Tiki Rajwi