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Tamil Nadu Elections 2021 Live News: ‘Gifts’ for voters continue to pour in

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 08, 2021, 20:05:58 IST

Tamil Nadu Elections 2021 Live News: ‘Gifts’ for voters continue to pour in

Polling in 234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday went off peacefully barring minor scuffles among cadres and glitches in electronic voting machines in some parts of the state. The state recorded 71.79% voter turnout at the end of 12-hour polling amid the Covid pandemic. Kallakurichi district topped the list with a voter turnout of 78%, followed by Namakkal (77.91%) and Ariyalur (77.88%). Chennai trailed with 59.4% turnout. Polling in Puducherry Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam was peaceful by and large barring a few stray incidents. The territory reported 81.64% polling which is less than the 84.08% polled in 2016 and 86.19% polling in 2011. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:

15:15 (IST) Apr 06

Five voters injured as portion of building collapses

Five voters suffered injuries in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday when a portion of a building, where a polling station was set up, fell on them. The incident took place in Kandilan village in Mudukulathur constituency. There are 626 voters in the village. The polling booth was set up in a noon meal scheme building.

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14:56 (IST) Apr 06

DMK candidate says he was assaulted by AIADMK men in Thondamuthur constituency

DMK candidate in Thondamuthur assembly constituency Karthikeya Sivasenapathy on Tuesday alleged that he was assaulted by AIADMK men outside a polling booth in Selvapuram. Tension gripped outside the polling station after the members of the two parties clashed with each other.

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13:36 (IST) Apr 06

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) Chief Vaiko casts his vote at Kalingapatty.

13:01 (IST) Apr 06

Social distancing goes for a toss at several polling booths in Tiruvottiyur constituency

No social distancing was maintained to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in several polling booths falling under the Tiruvottiyur constituency in North Chennai.

12:40 (IST) Apr 06

Puducherry: Polling at booth in Nellithope constituency stopped

Polling at a booth in the Nellithope constituency in Puducherry was stopped after a voter was turned away by poll officials stating that his vote was already cast.

12:11 (IST) Apr 06

Members of the Tamil Nadu Association Of The Blind on their way to cast their votes at Tondiarpet

12:00 (IST) Apr 06

Puducherry records 20% voter turnout till 11am

The Union territory of Puducherry recorded 20.07% voter turnout till 11am. Yanam registered the highest turnout with 24.17% followed by Karaikal (20.7%), Puducherry (19.92%) and Mahe (15.46%).

11:51 (IST) Apr 06

Tamil Nadu: 26.29% polling till 11am

26.29% voter turnout recorded in Tamil Nadu till 11am.

11:22 (IST) Apr 06

'Smooth' polling underway in Tamil Nadu amid tight security

Polling is underway in Tamil Nadu with top leaders including AIADMK's O Panneerselvam, DMK chief M K Stalin and celebrities like Rajinikanth exercising their franchise early on Tuesday. Chief Electoral Officer, Satyabrata Sahoo after voting at a polling station here told reporters that polling exercise was on 'smooth' across Tamil Nadu barring 'one or two' places that witnessed issues related to the Electronic Voting Machines and these were attended immediately.'Free and fair polls are on,' he said adding so far there has been no complaints and observers and zonal parties were monitoring the polling exercise and in case of any 'problem' they would immediately take action.

11:00 (IST) Apr 06

I appeal to all to cast their votes.

Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami

10:55 (IST) Apr 06

We have found people from DMK distributing money to voters. We have complained to the Election Commission. DMK would want to win by hook or by crook.

Khushbu Sundar, BJP candidate from Thousand Lights assembly constituency, Chennai

10:52 (IST) Apr 06

Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami casts his vote at a polling station in Siluvampalayam.

10:50 (IST) Apr 06

Puducherry: Polling at booth in Oussudu constituency delayed by an hour

Polling at a booth in Woraiyurpet in Puducherry's Oussudu constituency was delayed by an hour due to technical glitches in the EVMs.

10:36 (IST) Apr 06

Congress leader Karti Chidambaram casts his vote

Congress leader Karti Chidambaram cast his vote at polling booth number 276 in Tiruppathur, Sivaganga district.

10:27 (IST) Apr 06

Actor Vijay cycles to polling station in Chennai, police lathicharge frenzied fans

Police lathicharged people who went into a frenzy mode on spotting actor Vijay cycling to a polling booth at Neelangarai in Chennai on Tuesday morning. The actor, who wore a green shirt, was cycling to a polling station to cast his vote. His fans and others followed him on their two-wheelers taking photos and videos on their mobile phones.

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10:21 (IST) Apr 06

Puducherrry records 16.97% polling till 10am

Puducherrry has records 16.97 per cent polling till 10am. (Puducherrry - 17.95%, Karaikal - 16.97%, Mahe - 14.85%, Yanam - 14.98%)

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