Kerala Lottery Announces Karunya Plus KN-543 Winners

The Kerala State Lottery Department has officially announced the results of the Karunya Plus KN-543 lottery drawn on Thursday, October 17, 2024. According to the department, the first prize winner with ticket number PT 759965 will receive an amount of ₹80 lakh. The winning ticket, it has been reported, was sold at Payyannur by the agent P.V. Valsarajan, who operates under Agency No. C 4164.

The second prize, amounting to ₹10 lakh, was awarded to the ticket number PR 840445, which was sold in Chittur by the agent Sreevidya P, associated with Agency No. P 6252. A series of other prizes have also been distributed to numerous participants, with the third and fourth prizes being ₹1 lakh and ₹5,000 respectively.

Participants in the lottery are encouraged to verify their winning status through the official website of the Kerala Lottery Department. Alternatively, they can also check the Kerala Government Gazette for a full list of winning numbers. The official site, keralalotteries.info or keralalotteryresult.net, provides a downloadable PDF of the results for participant reference.

Winners are required to present themselves at the Kerala Lottery Office in Thiruvananthapuram to claim their prizes within 30 days from the announcement of results. Essential documents for claiming prizes include the original winning ticket, a self-certified photocopy of the ticket, passport-sized photographs signed by a Gazetted officer, a duplicate of their PAN card, and valid identification documents like ration cards, voter IDs, Aadhaar cards, or PAN cards.

The Kerala State Lotteries, established in 1967, is recognized as the first state-run lottery system in India, conducting seven weekly lotteries. The draws are conducted in the Sree Chithira Home Auditorium, Pazhavangadi, East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram, starting at 3:00 PM. The procedures are highly transparent, conducted under the supervision of judges and public officials to ensure fairness.