Bogus Voting  

According to sources, 85% of votes have been polled in Kerala. Police said there were no reports of any major untoward incident in the areas where the repolls were held. 
 

After complaints of bogus voting, repolling is taking place in Kasargod and Kannur districts in Kerala. While four booths in Kasargod have gone for repolls, three have gone in Kannur district.
 

The new order states that re-polling will be conducted in booth number 52 and 53 at Dharmadam in Kannur constituency and booth number 48 at Thrikkaripur in Kasaragod constituency in Kerala.

The Election Commission has instructed the Kasaragod and Kannur district collectors to get ready for repolling. The repolling in the four booths, which include three booths from Kasaragod district and one booth from Kannur district, will happen on May 19. Repolling has been ordered as bogus voting was reported

Kerala chief electoral officer Teeka Ram Meena asked Kannur district collector to take action against the presiding officer, micro-observer and first polling officer
 

The Kerala police registered a case against three women for casting votes twice in Kasaragod constituency. The accused are identified as Saleena, a CPI(M) panchayat member, Sumayya, CPI(M) leader and Padmini

The Congress has alleged that there was bogus voting in Kasaragod and Kannur Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala and released video footage of the same
 

Kannur UDF candidate K Sudhakaran during a press meet said Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan is 'chowkidar chor hai'. He also added that in Vijayan's booth, bogus voting took place and the chief minister took no action.