Polling ends on a peaceful note in southern districts
The Hindu
Absence of wheelchairs, lack of COVID-19 protocol adherence were reported at some places
The 12-hour-long polling for 58 Assembly constituencies in southern Tamil Nadu and Lok Sabha by-poll for Kanniyakumari constituency ended on a largely peaceful note amidst resurgence of COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. The 10 districts – Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari – recorded a combined poll percentage of around 65, which may go up to 70.
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