Chelakkara byelection sees 72.54% voter turnout despite intense campaigning, with 180 booths set up for 2,13,103 voters.

A total of 16 candidates were in the fray in Wayanad, where UDF nominee Priyanka Gandhi took on Sathyan Mokeri of the LDF and NDA’s Navya Haridas.

The voter turnout in Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha and Chelakkara assembly bypolls surpassed 50% after nearly eight hours of voting. Held under tight security, the process was largely incident-free, except for some electronic voting machine failures.

WAYANAD: Polling commenced at the high-profile Lok Sabha constituency in Wayanad on the dot at 7 A.M, on Wednesday morning, when voters were seen queuing up in good numbers even before the polling began.

Wayanad: By-elections concluded in Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency and Chelakkara Assembly constituency on Wednesday (Nov 13), with voter turnout showing a sharp decline in Wayanad compared to previous elections. According to the latest figures, Wayanad ...

The turnout in the Wayanad LS constituency was 50.63 per cent at 3.10 pm and in Chelakkara it was 50.86 per cent at 2.50 pm

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Thiruvananthapuram: Strong voter turnout is reported in the Wayanad Lok Sabha and Chelakkara Assembly constituencies, where by-elections are underway. Within the first two hours of polling, nearly 10% of voters had already cast their ballots.

Voting for the Wayanad Lok Sabha and Chelakkara assembly bypolls began at 7 am on Wednesday with people turning up early to cast their votes. Priyanka Gandhi, fielded by the Congress, is making her electoral debut in Wayanad against CPI(M)'s Sathyan Mokeri and BJP's Navya Haridas.