Brisk polling in southern districts of Tamil Nadu; Ramanathapuram Collector says over 30 % polling recorded at 11 a.m.
Brisk polling commenced within the southern districts of Tamil Nadu on Thursday. Except for a couple of complaints of technical snag within the poll unit in a pair of polling stations in Dindigul and Thoothukudi, it was largely peaceable, officers mentioned.
The south zone consists of 10 districts particularly – Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Kanniyakumari and Thoothukudi.
There are 58 Assembly Constituencies.
From the beginning at 7 a.m., there have been lengthy queues within the rural pockets of Madurai metropolis and suburban areas. Women voters turned up in giant numbers. Despite scorching Sun, turnout within the first 60 minutes was 18 %, officers mentioned.
A number of BLOs in Madurai North, Madurai West and in Melur complained of breakfast not being served till 9 .a.m., Likewise, in Kanniyakumari district, the ladies police mentioned that the quantity of relaxation rooms was very much less when in comparison with the presence of ladies police deployed within the district.
Prominent political personalities, candidates within the fray and ministers forged their votes within the respective polling stations since 8 a.m.
The Ramanathapuram District Collector (*11*) Singh Kahlon mentioned that the common polling proportion at 11 a.m. was 31.86 within the 4 Assembly Constituencies. There had been no points and polling was occurring peacefully, he mentioned.
In Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Kanniyakumari district, voting went on easily. In some rural pockets in Tirunelveli, folks had left the sales space slips at their dwellings. However, the polling employees within the station helped them forged their votes.
In Pottalurani in Thoothukudi district, a bit over 900 voters had given a boycott name. Their grievance was that the district administration had not closed the fish processing models within the space, which had spoilt the eco-system, they alleged. — L. Srikrishna
