Despite the soaring temperatures, long queues were seen in various constituencies with men accounting for 60 per cent of the total votes polled till 4 pm.
As many as 50.63 per cent women and 23.87 transgender voters have also exercised their franchise.
Taliparamba, Dharmadam, Aroor, Chertala, Wadakkanchery and Karunagapally constituencies reported heavy polling.
