Truck carrying EVMs being held hostage by the general public in Okay. Eachambadi village in Harur constituency in Dharmapuri on Thursday.
| Photo Credit: N. Bashkaran
A near-en masse poll boycott, adopted by a requirement for repoll punctuated by a discriminatory demand and holding hostage polling equipment marked the polling day in Okay. Eachambadi village in Harur constituency on Thursday (April 23, 2026).
The Vanniyar village with over 900 voters boycotted the Assembly polls resisting the transfer to shift two highschool sections to the neighbouring Scheduled Caste Colony in the identical panchayat, the place a authorities college constructing is being arrange in a bigger space. But, the poll boycott ended with the residents demanding a repoll after the polling was closed.
Published – April 23, 2026 11:35 pm IST
