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Over 75
percent voting in Kerala local bodies polls
Thursday, October 21, 2010 10:43:34 PM, IANS
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Civic Elections: Warm-up for 2011?
With over one lakh candidates
nominated to Kerala's three-tier local body polls this month, the
stage is set for a highly-charged campaign in politically
polarized Kerala. At stake is not just the dominant control of
over 21,000 seats in some 1,200 local bodies; rather the
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Thiruvananthapuram: Over 75 polling was recorded in the
first phase of Kerala local bodies elections in seven districts
Saturday. The elections were not trouble-free as country-made
bombs went off in six places with reports of alleged booth
capturing.
In the first phase, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta,
Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kasargode districts went to the polls.
Wayand came first with 81.10 percent turnout and the capital
district saw the lowest with around 67.35 voters casting their
votes.
Country-made bombs went off in six places in Kannur district, the
stronghold of the Communist Party of India-Marxist. Complaints of
booth capturing were also reported, forcing the State Election
Commission to order re-poll in five wards in the district Monday.
There were reports of skirmishes in different places with the
CPI-M, Congress and BJP accusing one another for these incidents.
Polling began at 7 a.m. and at several places people were standing
in queues even after 5 p.m., the scheduled close.
Earlier in the day, leader of opposition Oommen Chandy, wrote to
the SEC, saying that there have been incidents of ballot boxes
being captured at few places in Kannur. He urged the poll panel to
see that steps are taken to ensure that people can cast their
votes without fear.
He also alleged that the ruling Left was creating trouble and was
not allowing the agents of the opposition to sit in the polling
booth.
Earlier in the day, Union Minister of State for Home Mullapally
Ramachandran said he had received reports that there could be
"problems" in Kannur.
"We were prepared to send central forces but the state government
was not keen on it. The report that I have received is that there
could be problems in Kannur," Ramachandran said after casting his
vote.
State Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, however, denied this.
"Till now no one has informed me of any issues anywhere. And if
anyone can point out any trouble, it would be looked into,"
Balakrishnan said.
The remaining seven districts go to the polls Monday.
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