Tamil Nadu recorded 70 per cent voting on Thursday as polling for elections to 234 assembly constituencies was underway across the state
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CHENNAI — Tamil Nadu recorded 70 per cent voting on Thursday as polling for elections to 234 assembly constituencies was underway across the state.
According to Election Commission of India (ECI) figures, voter turnout stood at exactly 70 per cent at 3 pm.
Salem district topped with 75.79 per cent voter turnout.
Chennai registered 68.13 per cent polling, while in Madurai it was 67.15 per cent, Coimbatore saw 71.16 per cent and the centrally located Tiruchirappalli district witnessed 71.05 percent polling.
Kolathur Assembly constituency in Chennai, where DMK President and Chief Minister M K Stalin is contesting, saw 70.24 polling till 3 pm.
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At Chepauk-Tiruvallikeni here it was 67.68 per cent. Deputy CM and Stalin's son, Udhayanidhi is trying his luck for the second time from this city constituency.
Similarly, Edappadi constituency in Salem recorded 75.84 per cent
In Tiruchirappalli East, where Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay is contesting, 68.02 per cent polling was recorded till 3 pm.