Tamil Nadu polls: 13.8 pc voter turnout till 9:30 am
ANI |
Updated: Apr 06, 2021 11:21 IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Tamil Nadu on Tuesday recorded a voter turnout of 13.80 per cent till 9:30 am across 234 Assembly constituencies of the state Assembly polls, according to the Election Commission (EC).
Polling across 234 Assembly constituencies in 38 districts of Tamil Nadu started at 7 am. A total of 3,998 candidates are in the poll fray in a single phase. In order to combat the COVID-19 spread, the number of polling stations has been increased to 88,937.
Tamil Nadu is witnessing a fierce battle between arch-rivals All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and DMK. MK Stalin-led DMK, which is out of power since 2011 in the state, is in a head-to-head battle with the ruling AIADMK in nearly 130 constituencies.