Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 2 allowed viewers to actively participate in the competition by voting for their favourite contestants through the official Hotstar app. During every nomination week, only contestants selected for eviction appeared in the voting section, giving audiences the opportunity to help save them from elimination.

This guide explains the official voting process that was available during the original telecast of Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 2.

📋 Voting Overview

👥 Original Contestants

Rajini Chandy, Alina Padikkal, Raghu Subhash, Arya Badai, Saju Navodaya, Veena Nair, Manju Pathrose, Pareekutty Perumbavoor, Thesni Khan, Rajith Kumar, Pradeep Chandran, Fukru (Krishna Jeev), Reshma Rajan, Somadas Haridasan, Alasandra Johnson, Sujo Mathew, Suresh Krishnan

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⭐ Wild Card Entrants

Daya Ashwathy, Jazla Madasseri, Sooraj V. V., Pavan Gino Thomas, Abhirami Suresh, Amrutha Suresh

📱 How to Vote on Hotstar

Follow these simple steps to cast your vote during the official voting period.

1️⃣ Open the Hotstar App

Launch the Hotstar application on your smartphone or tablet.

📌 Voting was available only through the official mobile application.

2️⃣ Open the Channels Section

From the main menu, navigate to:

Channels → Asianet

This opens the Asianet content library.

3️⃣ Select Bigg Boss Malayalam

Locate Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 2 from the list of available programmes.

4️⃣ Open the Voting Page

During the official voting window, a green “Vote Now” button appeared on the show’s page.

A message similar to the following was displayed:

“Voting for today is open now and will close at midnight.”

5️⃣ Cast Your Votes

Choose your preferred contestant(s).

Viewers could:

• ✅ Give all votes to one contestant
• ✅ Split votes among multiple contestants

The application displayed the remaining votes available for that day.

6️⃣ Confirm Your Vote

After selecting the preferred contestants, tap Done to submit your votes successfully.

📌 Weekly Nomination

Only contestants nominated for eviction appeared in the voting section each week.

For the week covered by this article, the nominated contestants included:

• Alina Padikkal
• Rajini Chandy
• Rajith Kumar
• Somadas Haridasan
• Alasandra Johnson
• Sujo Mathew

💡 Important Notes

• 📱 Voting was available only through the official Hotstar app.
• 🆓 No paid subscription was required to vote.
• ⏰ Voting remained open only during the official voting period.
• 🗳️ Votes submitted after the deadline were not counted.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

📌 Was voting free?

Yes. Voting through the official Hotstar application was completely free.

📌 Could I vote for more than one contestant?

Yes. You could distribute your available votes among multiple contestants or use all votes for a single contestant.

📌 Why wasn’t the Vote button visible?

The Vote Now button appeared only during the official voting window. Once the voting period ended, it disappeared until the next nomination cycle.

📌 Could I vote from the Hotstar website?

No. During Season 2, voting was supported only through the official Hotstar mobile application.

📌 Did I need a premium subscription?

No. A premium subscription was not required to participate in the official voting process.

📝 Editorial Note: This article was originally published during Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 2 in 2020. It describes the official Hotstar voting process that was in use at that time and has been refreshed for clarity while preserving the original historical information.