Thiruvananthapuram, April 13 -- Keralam State Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar announced that the state witnessed a provisional voter turnout of 78.27% in the state Assembly elections, which were held on April 9, Thursday.

The Keralam Chief Electoral Officer mentioned that the final polling percentage will only become clear after the publication of the index card. He further noted that approximately 53,984 postal ballots have been distributed in the election.

"78.27% is the final polling percentage. Form 17C was distributed to all polling officials. This is provisional or temporary. Postal votes are not included here. The Service voters' list will only be available on the counting day. The final polling percentage will only be cl...