Lok Sabha polls | Western T.N. records brisk polling; two voters die in Salem
The Hindu
Brisk polling in Western Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha constituencies with some issues reported; two senior citizens die at polling stations.
Western Tamil Nadu, comprising The Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Tiruppur, Erode, Namakkal, Salem, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituencies recorded brisk polling as of noon on Friday, April 19, 2024. As the mercury level began soaring, the percentage is likely to witness a slump but is expected pick up again expected after 4 p.m.
Right from 6.30 a.m. voters started arrived at polling stations, and in some, serpentine queues were witnessed.
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Early in the day, some members of the public staged a protest in front of the Singanallur bus stand in Coimbatore, demanding bus services to the southern districts, in order to travel and cast their votes at their hometowns. They said there were no TNSTC buses available. “We have been waiting for three hours for a bus to Madurai. Private operators are charging a minimum Rs. 500,” said one commuter, Kanmani.
A TNSTC official said the drivers and conductors were given one hour to cast their votes and come. Buses would soon be operational, the official said
Erode Parliamentary constituency saw 25.37% votes polled till 11 a.m. Mock poll began at 5.30 a.m. in all the booths in the presence of booth agents and a total of 18 ballot units, 17 control units and 25 VVPATs that were found to be faulty were replaced. Officials said at 11 a.m., one ballot unit, two control units and seven VVPATs that developed snags were replaced with alternative machines and polling continued.
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami polled his vote in Salem and former Minister S.P. Velumani polled his vote in Coimbatore.
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