Voters at a polling station in Chennai. Photo by L R Shankar CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has seen brisk polling since 7am, with turnout touching 70% by 3 pm. This represents 4.01 crore voters out of a total electorate of 5.73 crore in 234 constituencies.According to Election Commission of India (ECI) data, the turnout between 7am…
Photo by L R Shankar CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has seen brisk polling since 7am on Thursday, with turnout touching 82% by 5 pm. This represents 4.71 cr voters out of the total electorate of 5.73 crore in 234 constituencies.According to Election Commission of India (ECI) data, the turnout between 7am and 9am stood at 17.69%….
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has recorded 84.60% of polling till 6pm on Thursday. It accounts for a total of 4.84 crore out of the total electorate of 5.73 crore in 234 constituencies. Karur district has recorded the highest percentage of polling, with 91.97%, while Salem witnessed a total voting percentage of 90.23%. Kanyakumari recorded the lowest…
VELLORE: Two newly married couples in Gudiyatham prioritised their “democratic duty” over wedding celebrations, heading straight from the marriage halls in their wedding attire to polling booths to cast their votes on Thursday. The other voters gathered in the booths appreciated their dedication to exercise their duty and wished them ‘a happy married life.’S Subash,…
TIRUPATTUR: A Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) cadre was arrested on charges of recording a video of himself casting his vote for TVK’s whistle symbol in a polling booth in Tirupattur constituency and posting it on social media. The arrested man has been identified as S Sakthivel, 35.Sakthivel managed to enter the polling booth with his…
The villagers have been demanding the relocation of the govt higher secondary school to a new facility, constructed with community funds and equipped with classrooms, kitchen and toilets. DHARMAPURI: Residents of K Eechampadi village in Dharmapuri district on Thursday boycotted the Tamil Nadu assembly election to protest what they called the refusal of the authorities…
Upon arriving at the polling booth, Praveen Kumar (in pic) was informed that someone had already cast the vote in his name. CHENNAI: Praveen Kumar, a photographer, wrapped up his shoot soon just so he could go early and cast his vote at a polling station in Porur. Upon arriving at the polling booth, he…
S P Velumani (File photo) COIMBATORE: Former minister S P Velumani on Thursday claimed that the AIADMK-led alliance would win 210 seats in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections and party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami would return as the chief minister.Velumani, who is AIADMK’s Thondamuthur candidate, cast his vote with his family at Sugunapuram Government…
A visit by TOI to Madayathur, Komanagar and Thaiyur villages in the constituency revealed that there was just one wheelchair each in at least six stations. CHENNAI: Elderly and persons with disabilities in Tiruporur were in for a rough ride on Thursday as several panchayat union schools and govt primary schools in the constituency had…
CHENNAI: Polling in seven of Chennai’s 16 assembly constituencies crossed the 70% mark by 3 pm on Thursday, with several segments in the city recording voter turnout comparable to high-polling districts in the rest of Tamil Nadu. At least 19 lakh people out of the 28.3 lakh voters have cast their votes in the city….
