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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

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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:

09:57 (IST) Apr 06

Chennai: Medical unit on standby at polling station in Triplicane

A medical unit has been kept on standby at a polling station in Triplicane.

09:51 (IST) Apr 06

Congress leader P Chidambaram casts his vote at Kandanur village near karaikudi

09:48 (IST) Apr 06

Tamil Nadu records 13.8% voter turnout till 9am

13.80 per cent voter turnout recorded till 9am in the state, said Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer Satyabrata Sahoo.

09:47 (IST) Apr 06

Brisk polling under way in Puducherry

Polling in the single phase of assembly election in Puducherry began on a brisk note on Tuesday with people queuing up early at the booths to cast their vote. Voting began at 7am. simultaneously in all the four regions of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam to elect 30 legislators. A spokesman of the Election Department told that although the percentage of polling for the first two hours would be known only around 9.30am turn out of the voters at the booths was swelling in most of the constituencies. "People perhaps wanted to exercise franchise before the intense heat begins," a resident of a nearby constituency said.

09:45 (IST) Apr 06

Tamil Nadu: Voting percentage till 9am

Salem- 4.75%, Namakkal district- 14.67%, Krishnagiri district- 6.98%, Erode district- 6.01%.

09:42 (IST) Apr 06

Chennai: Police resort to lathicharge to disperse crowd

Police had to resort to lathicharge outside Neelangarai booth in Chennai to disperse the crowd when actor Vijay came to cast his vote.

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09:38 (IST) Apr 06

PM Modi urges people to vote in large numbers

Elections are taking place in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. I request the people in these… https://t.co/Qhv99Ay17S
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1617672862000

09:20 (IST) Apr 06

The next course of action is to educate people about this cash distribution, how disastrous it is for their lives and democracy: Kamal Haasan

"The next course of action is to educate people about this cash distribution, how disastrous it is for their lives and democracy. The money dolling out politicians put the blame on the people. This is a vicious circle and we are trying to make it virtuous," says Kamal Haasan. (ANI)

08:54 (IST) Apr 06

All the NDA alliance candidates will register a big victory. AIADMK will win more seats and from the government for the third time in a row.

Deputy CM O Panneerselvam and candidate for Bodinayakanur assembly segment after casting his vote at Periyakulam in Theni district

08:51 (IST) Apr 06

Tamil Nadu elections 2021: Stalin should win, EPS can’t lose

Despite acting in two unremarkable movies and a popular television serial between his first electoral defeat in 1984 and the first victory in 1989, Stalin has been stiff in front of the camera for the DMK’s campaign commercials this time. And then, on April 2, income tax officials searched the houses of his daughter and some DMK leaders. EPS may have been an accidental chief minister, but the AIADMK’s future and, to a large extent, its survival after the assembly election depends largely on Edappadi K Palaniswami. EPS’s performance as chief minister has come in for praise with even his adversaries grudgingly admitting that it could strengthen his poll scorecard.

DMK President MK Stalin, in Chennai

08:17 (IST) Apr 06

Chennai: DMK president MK Stalin casts his vote at Siet College, Teynampet

08:09 (IST) Apr 06

Tamil Nadu: Polling delayed at booth in Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency

Polling was delayed for around half an hour and began after 7.30am at a booth for women at CSI Middle School in Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency.

08:05 (IST) Apr 06

Tiruvallur: No sanitiser and hand gloves at KENC higher secondary school booth

No sanitiser and hand gloves were given at KENC higher secondary school booth as told by the Election Commission in the Tiruvallur constituency.

08:00 (IST) Apr 06

Tamil Nadu: Technical snag in the EVM affects polling at Madhitha Hindu Higher Secondary School in Palayamkottai assembly segment

A technical snag in the EVM affected the polling at Madhitha Hindu Higher Secondary School in Palayamkottai assembly segment of Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district.

07:42 (IST) Apr 06

There is a pro-DMK wave across Tamil Nadu: KN Nehru

After casting his vote at a booth in Makkal Mandram in Thillai Nagar in Trichy west constituency, DMK's Trichy West constituency candidate and the party's principal secretary KN Nehru said that there is a pro-DMK wave across Tamil Nadu. There will be a change of regime and Stalin will become the chief minister.

07:40 (IST) Apr 06

Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan, his daughters Shruti Haasan & Akshara Haasan queue up to cast votes

Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan, his daughters Shruti Haasan & Akshara Haasan has lined up to cast their votes at Chennai High School.

07:33 (IST) Apr 06

Polling in 234 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu under way

People started lining up early in the morning eagerly to cast their votes. Actors Rajinikanth and Ajith Kumar were among the early voters in the city.

07:30 (IST) Apr 06

Actor Rajinikanth casts vote

Actor Rajinikanth cast his vote at a polling booth in Stella Maris of Thousand Lights constituency.

07:09 (IST) Apr 06

Chennai: People queue up to cast their votes at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Virugambakkam

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