An estimated 48 percent percent of the electorate cast their votes in Kerala till 2.00 pm on Tuesday in the single phase of the state Assembly polls.

At the same time, the Palakkad district has seen the highest voting percentage with a voter turnout of 51.5 percent while, Kozhikode stands second with 48.6 percent and the Malappuram district witnessed the lowest voter turnout of 43.3 percent.

Nemom constituency recorded a turnout of 46.2 percent. While Vattiyoorkavu registered 43 percent polling percentage, Thrissur and Palakkad recorded 43.7 percent and 49.80 percent voter turnout respectively. Voting to choose members of the 140-seat Kerala Legislative Assembly began on Tuesday with thermal scanners and sanitisers in place outside the polling stations.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan cast his vote in Pinarayi of Kannur. He said that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) will get a historic win in the state Assembly polls as the allegations levelled against his party were already dismissed in the civic election. Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala cast his vote in Alappuzha's Harippad. He claimed that the United Democratic Front (UDF) will have a "historic victory" in the polls, stating that the Ayyappa devotees will not forgive Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for "trampling on their beliefs".

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Palakkad Assembly constituency, 'Metroman' E Sreedharan cast his vote at a polling booth in Ponnani. Sreedharan said his party will put an impressive show in the elections adding that he will win from Palakkad with a big margin. Former Mizoram Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan and MP K Muraleedharan have also cast their votes.

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