KOTTAYAM: After the campaigning works that rocked the constituency, Puthuppally will go to the polling booths today. Voting will be held from 7 am to 6 pm. There will be a total of 182 booths in eight panchayats. There are seven candidates including three Front candidates, an Aam Aadmi representative, and three independents. The counting of votes will take place on September 8.

All three fronts are hopeful that the polling percentage will rise above 80. However, there is a threat of rain in Kottayam and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert in the district today. While Chandy Oommen will cast his vote in Puthuppally Georgian Public School, Jaick C Thomas will cast his vote in Manarkad LPS. Meanwhile, NDA candidate Lijin Lal has no vote in the constituency.

Predictions of fronts

• Chandy Oommen (UDF)- Majority of at least above 30,000 votes
• Jaick C. Thomas (LDF) - Victory by less than 10,000 votes
• Lijin Lal (NDA) - Will get more than double the 11694 votes obtained in the last election.

Voters-1,76,417
Men-86,132
Women – 90,281
Transgender- 4

2021 election result
Polling- 74.84%
Total votes- 1,76103
Polled- 1,31797
Oommen Chandy (Congress)- 63372
Jaick C Thomas (CPM)- 54328
N Hari (BJP)- 11694

Panchayats: 8
Ruled by LDF: 6
(Puthuppally, Manarkad, Pampady, Akalakunnam, Kooroppada, Vakathanam)
Ruled by UDF: 2
(Meenadom, Ayarkkunnam)