<span style="color: black;">Kerala is all set to go polls tomorrow. Authorities informed all necessary arrangements have been completed for the smooth and hassle free conduct of assembly polls.<b> </b><br />''<b><br />''</b>AIR Correspondent reports, distribution of polling materials completed in all the 40,771 polling booths in the State. 957 candidates are contesting in the 140 constituencies of Kerala. The Lok Sabha bypoll in Malappuram will also be held tomorrow in which 6 candidates are in the fray. <br />''<br />''Voting will be held from 7 am till 7 pm tomorrow in 131 constituencies and in the rest of the 9 naxal affected constituencies polling will conclude at 6 in the evening. The assembly polls and the Lok Sabha bypoll will be held adhering to strict COVID protocol. The last hour of the polling is reserved for COVID patients. Thermal screening will be conducted in all voters and those with high temperatures will be only allowed to cast their vote in the last hour of polling. Masks, sanitizers aad social distancing is compulsory. Gloves will be provided at the polling booths.<br />''<br />''The Health Dept has urged everyone to strictly follow COVID guidelines. Tight security is deployed in all polling booths across the State with additional special forces in sensitive booths. The State is totally geared up to witness the largest battle of democracy that will see a close fight among the three major fronts, CPM led LDF, Congress led UDF and BJP led  NDA in many constituencies. </span><br />