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**The Hindu’s Thiruvonam Bumper Lottery Draw Set for Saturday After Record Sales**

_Thiruvananthapuram, India – October 3, 2025_ — The highly anticipated draw for the 2025 Thiruvonam Bumper lottery is set to take place this Saturday, following record-breaking sales figures. The State Lotteries department, a division of the Kerala government, confirmed that all 7.5 million tickets printed for the bumper lottery have been sold. The first prize winner will take home a massive ₹25 crore.

The draw will be inaugurated by Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal at Gorky Bhavan this Saturday. The event will also mark the launch of the Pooja Bumper, which features a first prize of ₹12 crore.

Palakkad led all districts in ticket sales, accounting for 1.407 million. Thrissur followed with 937,000 tickets sold, with Thiruvananthapuram third registering 875,000 tickets sold. Last year, the department sold 7,143,008 tickets for the Thiruvonam bumper.

The draw was originally scheduled for August 27th, but was postponed due to heavy rains across Kerala and the increase in Goods and Services Tax (GST) on lottery tickets from 28% to 40%. Despite appeals from the Kerala government and lottery vendor trade unions, the Union government did not reduce the tax rate.

Lottery director Mithun Premraj, cautioned the public against fraudulent mobile apps and online platforms claiming to sell Kerala lottery tickets, emphasising that the State Lotteries department only conducts sales directly through its authorized agents and vendors.

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