Kerala prepared for October 21 bypolls: Teeka Ram Meena
   - Kerala's CEO Teeka Ram Meena said all arrangements were in place for the smooth conduct of the by-elections.
  - The constituencies that go to the polls are Vatiyoorkavu, Aroor, Konni, Ernakulam and Manjeswaram. 
  - Thirty five candidates are in the fray for the bypolls and the total electorate is 9,57,509.
 
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  - The CEO has also asked the political parties to tell their polling agents to stay alert so that no bogus voting takes place.