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Manjeri Municipality recorded highest turnout; 78% polling recorded in district
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Mathan, a Cholanaikar voter from the Manjeri tribal colony in the Karulai forest range, showing his ink-smeared finger at a polling station at Nedumgayam, near Nilambur, on Monday.
Manjeri Municipality recorded highest turnout; 78% polling recorded in district
More than 26.37 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the three-tier civic bodies in Malappuram district on Monday. When the official figures were released at 7 p.m., the district had recorded 78.81% polling.
Women turned up in large numbers, outnumbering men at many polling stations, and formed long queues from morning. As many as 3,975 polling stations had been arranged for 33.55 lakh voters spread in 15 block panchayats and 12 municipalities in the district.