New Delhi, April 9 -- Over 2,6 crore electors will rush to poll stations on Thursday to decide the fate of 883 candidates across 140 assembly constituencies in Kerala and elect its 140-member Legislative Assembly in a high-stakes battle between the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

The voting in Keralam is being held in a single phase and will begin at 7 AM. The current Assembly's tenure ends on May 23.

In the south-Indian state, over 2,6 crore electors will decide the fate of 883 candidates across 140 constituencies.

The electorate comprises 2,69,53,644 registered voters, in which the total number of female voters is 1,38,27,319, the number of...