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Kerala bypolls: final voting percentage is yet to come
- Despite heavy rain, Kerala had a good number of voters for the bypolls whose counting will be done on Thursday.
- Ernakulam, the most affected constituency, recorded an appreciable growth.
- Also, the Congress demanded to extend the voting time by two hours at Ernakulam, which was turned down by the chief electoral officer.
Also read: Exit polls: Manjeswaram, Ernakulam, Konni for UDF; Aroor and Vattiyoorkavu for LDF - The final polling percentage are expected to come later, as in many booths, presiding officers are yet to give data on polling.
- "Our genuine demand to extend the voting time was not accepted. However, the present voting figure is good enough," said V.D. Satheesan.