Wayanad/Thrissur (Kerala), Nov 13 (PTI) The Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, where Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made her electoral debut, saw a voter turnout of around 65 per cent during the bypoll on Wednesday. This was a decline from ...

Wayanad Lok Sabha byelection sees peaceful polling with 64.27% voter turnout, significant numbers from marginalized communities participate.

There are more than 14 lakh registered voters in Wayanad and 1,354 polling stations have been set up in the hilly area, as per the ECI.

Brisk polling was seen for the Wayanad Lok Sabha and the Chelakkara assembly seats in Kerala as they witnessed a turnout of 20.54 and 19.08 per cent, respectively, after the first three hours of voting on.

The voter turnout exceeded 2019 levels in most seats in Jharkhand. In Saraikella, where former Chief Minister Champai Soren is the BJP candidate, the voter turnout was 72.19 per cent, up from 68.1 per cent in 2019. In Ranchi, voters defied concerns about urban apathy, recording a turnout of 60.49 per cent, up from 49.06 per cent in 2019.

In the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, where Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made her electoral debut, the polling percentage dropped significantly this time. The constituency recorded a lower voter turnout,

Voter turnout in the Wayanad Lok Sabha and the Chelakkara assembly bypolls in Kerala crossed the 50 per cent mark after close to eight hours of polling on Wednesday

Voting is underway in Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency for the by-election. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her electoral debut against 15 other candidates. The bypoll was necessitated after Rahul Gandhi vacated the seat.