LS polls : Polling begins in Kasargod

LS polls : Polling begins in Kasargod

Mangalore Today News Network

Kasargod, April 10,2014 :  Voting for the Lok Sabha elections commenced in the Kasargod Parliamentary constituency along with other constituencies in Kerala on April 10, Thursday  at 7 am. Polling will continue till 6 pm.

 The constituency recorded a turnout of 10 per cent by 9 am.  The fate  of BJP candidate K Surendran, Congress candidate T Siddique, CPI(M) candidate P karunakeran  along with 11 other candidates will be sealed in the  EVMs by this evening.

If Surendran exercised his vote at Nellikunje, the Congress candidate  cast his vote at a polling booth at Kozhikode while  the CPI(M) candidate exercised his franchise at Neeleshwar.

Other candidates in the fray are  Bashir Aladi from BSP, Abdul Salam N U from SDPI, Abbas Mothalappara from All India Trinamool Congress, Ambalathara Kunhikrishnan from AAP, and Independents Aboobacker Siddiq, K K Ashokan, Nellikadan Kannan, Karunakaran Kalipurayil, Karunakaran Paiangappadam, Manohan K and P K Raman.
There are a total of 12,40,600 voters in Kasargod constituency which includes 7 assembly constituencies namely Kasargod, Manjeshwar, Payyanur, Kalliasseri, Trikkaripura and Kanhangad.

 Security arrangements have been stepped up throughout the constituency to ensure free and fair polls.