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Kerala polls: 22 lakh voters to reach polling booths in Palakkad
Enhanced security measures are in place to ensure a smooth election as 71 candidates from the LDF, UDF, and NDA vie for votes. A total of 2,531 polling stations have been set up, up from 2,112 in the 2021 election.
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Kit row erupts again in Thrissur, sparks political storm
Fresh allegations of voter inducement surface at Kachery; UDF and LDF target BJP, question Election Commission’s inaction
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Special polling team moves to Edamalakkudy panchayat with RRT protection
To ensure a peaceful election, 3,378 police personnel have been deployed across the five Assembly constituencies in Idukki. Across the district, there are 1,076 polling booths
Kerala Assembly Elections: All arrangements in place in Kollam
The systems at district-level control room are designed to update various IT platforms and provide real-time tracking of the voting progress across Kollam
Former Kerala High Court judge appointed as chairperson of high power committee to implement Sabarimala master plan
Primary objective of the master plan is to cater to the essential needs of Sabarimala pilgrims, while ensuring the protection of the region’s fragile ecological balance
Kerala polls: Cash-for-votes row in Palakkad rocks BJP on election eve
Congress and Communist Party of India (Marxist) circulate videos purportedly showing a woman accompanying Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sobha Surendran handing over money to an elderly woman at Theruvakkurissi in Kannadi grama panchayat
Congress leader expelled from party for allegations against KPCC chief
Former Minority Congress district president said Sunny Joseph had orchestrated a conspiracy against senior leader K. Sudhakaran
Kerala Assembly polls: Silent campaign day in Adoor erupts into leaflet controversy, protests and arrests
5 CPI workers arrested and later released for distributing leaflets defaming UDF candidate C.V. Shanthakumar
Kerala polls: Polling booth set up inside Periyar Tiger Reserve for six voters
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Kerala Assembly election 2026: Pala goes to polls on K. M. Mani’s death anniversary
Jose K. Mani, son of the late KC(M) founder and LDF candidate in Pala, along with his family members will offer prayers at Mani’s tomb at the Cathedral Church in Pala, before heading to the polling booths
Over 150 fall ill after suspected food poisoning at temple feast in Mattannur in Kerala
Health authorities say a majority of patients were discharged after being administered fluids, but children and elderly persons continued to return with persistent symptoms
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Congress demands ECI to act over ‘money for votes’ allegations against Palakkad BJP candidate Sobha Surendran
In a video that went viral, alleged BJP workers are seen slipping a wad of currency notes in the hands of a senior citizen at Kannadi in Palakkad
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Pinarayi Vijayan and Revanth Reddy skirmish on X over use of coarse language in politics
Telangana CM’s use of a “schoolyard taunt,” a contemporary adaptation of a popular dialogue from Mohanlal-starrer Narasimham, Nee Po Mone Vijayan, instead of the original, Nee Po Mone Dinesha, provokes social media altercation
Kharge expresses regret over 'illiterate' remark, says he has highest of respect for Gujaratis
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge apologises for calling Gujaratis ‘illiterate’, reaffirming his respect for the State’s people
Kerala Assembly polls: ECI seeks removal of political advertisements on channels, online platforms
ECI demands immediate removal of political ads during Kerala Assembly polls’ silence period to ensure fair competition
Kerala Assembly elections: On silent campaign day, war of words rages on
Opposing campaigns in Kerala indulge in muckraking in last-minute bid to recast electoral agenda to their advantage as the clock winds down to voting day on Thursday. In Palakkad, LDF and UDF accuse NDA of buying votes
Kerala polls 2026: What the state’s young and first-time voters want?
What do Kerala’s young and first-time voters seek from the state’s political parties?
Accused in Kerala’s Walayar mob lynching case found dead
Vinod Kumar was out on bail, and Kerala High Court was scheduled to consider an application by the SIT seeking cancellation of his bail