In the initial phase of the Lok Sabha elections, all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu are embroiled in a high-stakes contest involving the DMK, BJP, and AIADMK, with outcomes anticipated by June 4. Prominent contenders include K Annamalai from the BJP in Coimbatore and Tamilisai Soundararajan in Chennai South.
Coimbatore BJP candidate K Annamalai alleged that election officials had removed approximately 1 lakh voter names from the Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency.
Satyabrata Sahoo updates on latest voting percentage. “Till 3 PM, the voting percentage for the entire state is 51.41%. The highest percentage of voting has been noted in Dharmapuri at 57.86%. Namakkal comes second with 57.67% voting… Minimum voting has been reported in the three constituencies of Chennai. Chennai Central is at 41.47%, Chennai South is at 42.10%, Chennai North is at 44.84%. Voting is going on smoothly in all the places,” he said.
“We are also Amma’s followers. People understand this and will vote for us…This time NDA will win in many constituencies in Tamil Nadu,” stated AMMK General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran.
51.41% voter turnout recorded at 3 PM.
Voter turnout gets to 39.52 per cent by 1 PM.
Dhanush and Ajith casts vote.
Tamil Vettri Kazhagam president and Actor Vijay cast his vote.
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin and leaders vote
Two voters die in Tamil Nadu in polling booths
Governor RN Ravi stresses, “This is the festival of democracy…I am immensely happy and proud to have participated in it. This mark (inked finger) is the most beautiful insignia of a citizen.”
Tamil Nadu records a 23.72 per cent turnout at 11 am.
DMK leader A Raja participates in the voting process in Tamil Nadu’s Perambalur constituency, while actor Ajith Kumar exercises his voting privilege in Thiruvanmiyur for the Lok Sabha elections.
Actor Dhanush arrives at a polling booth in Alwarpet, Chennai.
Satyabrata Sahoo, the Chief Electoral Officer in Tamil Nadu, on Friday, reported that Chennai Central experienced low voter turnout because Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were delayed at certain locations due to technical issues.
“Till 9 AM, it is 12.55 per cent. Chennai Central has the lowest voter turnout of 8.59 per cent. There were delays in EVMs due to technical faults at 4-5 places but all were rectified. The election is going smoothly as of now in the state,” he said.