The counting of votes will decide the fate of approximately 8,300 candidates
CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Prakash Karat said they do not generally go by the exit polls as they are "unreliable"
The Axis-My India exit poll predicted 124-140 seats to the DMK-Congress alliance, 89-110 to the AIADMK, 0-3 to the BJP and 4-8 to others
CVoter predicted 167 seats for the Trinamool, 75 for the Left, 45 for the Congress
Times Now-C Voters only poll to predict win for AIADMK
The BJP could get zero to three seats while one to four seats may go to others
According to C-Voter exit poll, BJP and allies would get 57 seats, Congress 41, AIUDF 18 and others 10
Exit polls predicted a win for the DMK-Congress alliance in Puducherry too, ousting the ruling All India NR Congress
Most exit polls see loss for Jaya; Assam for BJP; left turn for Kerala
State Bank of India was transferring the money from Coimbatore to Vishakhapatnam to tide over a cash shortage in Andhra Pradesh when the vans were seized by the Election Commission
Kozhikode recorded the highest voting percentage at 81.89%
Rain and power cuts hits polling in southern districts
The process was peaceful, while there were a few incidence reported
Top officials of the Election Commission in Delhi will hold a review meeting tomorrow
While a few incidents of violence in the northern parts of the state were reported, polling was otherwise peaceful
CPI(M) leader V S Achuthanandan also asserted that his coalition was set to win the Kerala assembly election
The state capital Thiruvananthapuram recorded the lowest of 44.93% till 3 pm
Almost 1,100 years ago, Uthiramerur had a finely codified democratic way of elections and administration
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala to vote in record numbers
Mammootty, his actor son Dulquar Salman and actor and BJP Rajya Sabha member Suresh Gopi were among the celebrities who cast their vote today