Polling peaceful in Dindigul but for some minor incidents

Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency polling update with minor incidents, high voter turnout, and heartwarming voter stories.

In Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency, polling was peaceful except for some minor incidents. As of 5 p.m., 65.31 % of votes were polled, officials said on Friday.

At about 6.30 a.m. there was confusion at a polling booth in Our Lady High School at Begampur, which falls under Dindigul Assembly segment.

All the polling agents except those belonging to the AIADMK had arrived at 5.30 a.m. and the polling officials started the procedure like breaking of EVM seals, etc., by 6 a.m. The AIADMK agents reached the booth at 6.30 a.m. and began arguing as to how the procedure took place in their absence. Police and election officials pacified them and the voting began at 7 a.m. 

In another incident, due to an EVM fault at a polling booth in Ammapatti in Aathur Assembly segment, polling had to be delayed by two hours.

In the urban pockets of the constituency, voters began arriving by 7 a.m. wanting to exercise their franchise before the scorching noon sun. With educational institutions remaining closed, there was no traffic snarls on arterial roads much to the relief of voters.

Some companies had also given leave and utilising this Prem and Anita, a young couple, after casting their votes had made their way to a nearby restaurant to have breakfast. “We are expecting our first child and by voting we hope to give our child a country that is more secure and safe,” Mr. Prem said.

In another polling booth, a young woman, who is nearing her due date, sat on the verandah of the school, catching her breath after casting her vote. “No discomfort will stop me from voting for my party,” she said.