Kerala recorded 22.24 per cent voting till 11 AM Tuesday, in the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state, where Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor and Union minister Alphons Kannamthanam are the key contenders.
According to Election Commission sources, the politically volatile Kannur witnessed the highest voting percentage this time-24.53 per cent while Ponnani constituency registered the lowest-19.45 per cent.
The high profile Wayanad constituency, where the AICC chief is seeking mandate, witnessed 23.68 per cent polling so far.
Thiruvananthapuram and Pathanamthitta constituencies, which witnessed a fierce triangular fight between the CPI(M)-led LDF, Congress-headed UDF and BJP-NDA, recorded 22.24 per cent and 23.47 per cent respectively, they said.
Though complaints of technical glitches in voting machines were reported in various places,polling continued after the snags were rectified.
Long queues were seen across polling booths since morning, with large number of women, senior citizens and first time voters among those who queued to exercise their franchise
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