Kerala, where polling is underway for all 20 Lok Sabha seats in the second phase of the general elections on Friday, recorded a voter turnout of 11.98 per cent till 9 am, according to data shared by the Election Commission (EC).
Congress MP and candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor queues up outside a polling booth in the constituency as he awaits his turn to cast his vote.
Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency candidate K Muraleedharan on Friday casts his vote at Jawahar Nagar LP School in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and said that he will block unholy alliance between BJP & CPM in the state.
Union minister and BJP candidate from Attingal Lok Sabha Constituency V Muraleedharan, along with his family members cast his vote in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday.
BJP leader Chandrasekhar faces a stiff challenge from the former diplomat and senior Congress leader Tharoor, who is seeking a third term in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency.
From Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad, Shashi Tharoor in Thiruvananthapuram to Hema Malini in Mathura and Arun Govil in Meerut, the fates of several prominent personalities will be locked by the voters in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on Friday.
As Kerala goes to polls on Friday, 2730 polling stations have been set up in Trivandrum district. Webcasting will be provided in all polling stations, the District collector said.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, addressing a press conference in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, as the first round of voting of the Lok Sabha polls was concluded, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was afraid of invisible voters and that's why he is always criticizing the Congres
Against the backdrop of Kerala's long-standing financial turmoil, Rajeev Chandrasekhar urged the Centre that while giving funds or special funds to Kerala, a condition should be kept that the salaries of the state employees and pensions be paid on time.