74% turnout in Kerala's 'peaceful' election

Around 74 percent voter turnout was witnessed in the polls to the provincial legislature in Kerala on Wednesday. In Kerala, a total of 74.4 per cent of 23 million-strong electorate cast their franchise in all the 140 constituencies across the state. The state's Kannur district topped in the turnout recording 80.4 per cent, followed by Kozhikode with 80.2 per cent and Alappuzha and Ernakulam with 77.8 and 77.4 per cent respectively. The lowest voter participation was reported from Pathanamthitta with 68.2 percent and provincial capital of Thiruvananthapuram with 68.5 per cent.