Palakkad, April 8 -- The Chief Electoral Office of Keralam, Rathan U. Kelkar, informed on Wednesday that the District Collector has submitted a report following an inquiry by the Flying Squad into allegations that BJP candidate Shobha Surendran distributed money to voters in the Palakkad constituency during the 2026 Keralam Assembly elections.

According to a statement by the Chief Electoral Officer of Keralam, the complaint stated that money was distributed to influence voters on April 8 at Theruvakkurissi in Kannadi Panchayat, Palakkad. Acting on media reports, the district election authorities promptly deployed a Flying Squad to the location.

The Flying Squad recorded the statement of a local resident, Devu (65), who was mentioned in ...