The Kerala State Lottery Department has announced the winners of Onam Bumper 2022. An auto-rickshaw driver from Sreevaraham has won Rs.25 crore in lottery with ticket number TJ-750605.
The Kerala State Lottery Department has announced the winners of Onam Bumper 2022 on sunday at 2 pm. Anoop from Sreevaraham in Thiruvananthapuram has won Rs.25 crore in lottery.
His ticket number was TJ-750605 which he purchased from Bhagavathy Agency with the help of agent Thankaraj. Lottery ticket number TG-270912 won the second prize of Rs.5 crore. The third prize of Rs.1 crore has been won by 10 persons each.
This is the highest prize money in the history of Kerala Bumper lottery. Kerala finance minister K N Balagopal has done the lucky draw in the presence of Transport Minister Antony Raju and Vattiyoorkavu MLA VK Prasanth on sunday.
This year, 67 lakhs tickets were printed and almost all were sold out. The price of each ticket was Rs.500. The lottery is one of the main source of income for the Kerala government.
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An auto-rickshaw driver wins Rs.25 crore in Onam Bumper 2022
Anoop, the winner of Onam Bumper 2022, is an auto rickshaw driver. Earlier, he was a chef in a hotel. He was planning to go to Malaysia and work as a chef there. He has approached the bank for a loan and his loan was sanctioned.
He will get Rs.15 crores 75 lakhs after tax deduction. Agent Thankaraj who sold the ticket will also get the commission.
Onam Bumper was launched on the occasion of Onam festival which is celebrated with full of enthusiasm in Kerala. It is a harvest festival which began on August 30 this year and concluded on September 8. Thiruvonam marks the end of Onam celebrations.
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