Malappuram, June 19 -- Eight per cent polling was reported in the first two hours of Nilambur Assembly by-elections in Kerala on Thursday.
Queues with a large number of women were seen in almost all the 263 booths in the morning . As many as 59 booths were added in this election to avoid rush at polling booths.
Ruling LDF's M Swaraj voted at Makooth LP school booth, while UDF candidate Aryadan Showkath came along with family members and cast his vote at Vettikooth LP School booth.
The other prominent voters in the constituency -- PV Abdul Vahab MP cast his vote at the Government Model School booth at Nilambur and social activist NIlambur Aysha voted at Makooth AMUP school booth in the morning.
Main UDF and LDF candidates met face-to-f...