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Kerala Assembly elections | LDF will win over 100 seats, says Kodiyeri Balakrishnan

The Left front will secure over 100 seats in the Assembly polls, according to CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, who stepped down as State secretary of the party on health grounds a few

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Assembly polls: Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi urge voters to exercise franchise

As the polling for the third phase in West Bengal and Assam and single phase poll in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are underway, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his sister and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged the people to exercise their franchise.
Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter and wrote, "Do cast your votes today - India is counting on you."
His sister Priyanka Gandhi, who is in home isolation after her husband Robert Vadra tested positive for Covid-19, took to Twitter and wrote, "As polling begins in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, I request my sisters and brothers to go out and vote in large numbers and ensure a strong, progressive and prosperous future for themselves."

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59,000 police officers deployed for poll duty in Kerala

The polling agents of the political parties can seek police security if they face any threat.
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state police have beefed up security in the state ahead of the assembly polls and will deploy 59,229 cops on election duty. As many as 481 police stations in the state have been divided into 142 election sub-division for arranging security.
Apart from local police, officers from the Crime Branch, Vigilance, Railway Police, Armed Battalion, Training centres, Fire and Rescue, Excise, Forest, Motor Vehicles Department and Marine Enforcement have also been deployed.
A total of 140 companies of Central forces have also been deployed. State Police Chief Loknath Behera said 1,694 patrol teams, each consisting of a videographer, have been formed to cover all the polling booths. In Naxal-affected areas, Special Operation Group and Thunderbolt have been deployed to provide security, he added.

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140 constituencies, 957 candidates; Kerala to decide on April 6

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 5 (ANI): Kerala heads in for Assembly elections on Tuesday with battle lines drawn between the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) which hopes for continuity of term, and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is being seen as a potential threat in many places.

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Kerala polls: Transpeople happy to have gender recognised

Though she has been in Thiruvananthapuram for a year, Covid-19 has rendered her jobless.

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RT-PCR headache: Wary of Covid norms, Keralites in Karnataka give up voting plans

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MYSURU: Stringent Covid norms have forced many Keralites living in Karnataka to give up plans to go to their home towns and vote in the assembly elections on April 6.
The advisory by the Karnataka government makes it mandatory for those coming from Maharashtra and Kerala to carry RT-PCR test results, besides advising people to avoid long-distance travel.
This is playing spoilsport for thousands eager to exercise their franchise on Tuesday. Keralites have a rich tradition of active participation in the electoral process, with many even flying in from the Gulf nations to cast their votes.
With RT-PCR test results a must, hundreds of Keralites having provision and condiments stores, juice centres and other shops in Mysuru, Chamarajanagar and other districts, prefer to stay away from the Kerala election.

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Holiday mood in market keeps spot rubber flat - The Hindu BusinessLine

Holiday mood in market keeps spot rubber flat
April 05, 2021
Spot rubber closed unchanged on Monday. The market ended in a stalemate as most traders continued to remain in a holiday mood even after Easter since Kerala Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on April 6.
Another firm closing in domestic futures also failed to make any visible impact in the physical market. “The commodity is expected to remain range-bound with an upward bias this week as major consuming industries are likely to maintain a wait and watch policy during the initial days of the new financial year,” analysts said.

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Kerala polls: State Congress chief seeks votes of LDF backers to beat BJP in Manjeshwar

Kerala polls: State Congress chief seeks votes of LDF backers to beat BJP in Manjeshwar
The Congress leader's appeal has rattled the LDF and BJP candidates in Manjeshwar which is seeing a tight three-cornered fight.
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KASARAGOD: Congress state president Mullappally Ramachandran's last-day appeal to the LDF supporters to vote for the UDF in Manjeshwar "to stop the BJP" has not gone down well with the LDF and the BJP.
The UDF candidate AKM Ashraf endorsed the view of Ramachandran. "The LDF is not in the picture in Manjeshwar and so all the secular voters should come together and elect me and defeat the BJP," said Ashraf.

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Kerala polls: Parties throw Covid caution to wind, show strength on streets

Supporters of LDF and UDF had a brief face-off at Cheruthoni in Idukki during the final moments of the campaign.

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Kerala elections: COVID-19 patient allowed to cast votes in last hour of polling

Kerala elections: COVID-19 patient allowed to cast votes in last hour of polling
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Updated: Apr 05, 2021 21:20 IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 5 (ANI): People battling from COVID-19 will be allowed to vote in the last hour of polling on Tuesday during the Keralaassembly elections.
The open public campaign ended in the state on Sunday and the distribution of voting equipment and polling materials for polling officials started from Monday morning in the state.
Voting will start at 7 am and will conclude at 7 pm. The COVID-19 patients, and those in quarantine, will be allowed to vote in the last one hour of polling while wearing PPE kits.

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