Tamil Nadu's single phase polling day in pics

Voting is under way in Tamil Nadu for 39 Lok Sabha seats. Polling began at 7am and will continue till 5pm. The state is voting in a single phase. Security forces are present at the polling stations to thwart any untoward incident.

MK Stalin and his wife Durga Stalin cast their votes at SIET College in Teynampet and left. Subsequently, the public started gathering at the college to vote. However, they were stopped at the gate by policemen and told that they were not allowed to carry their mobile phones.

Puducherry chief minister and All India NR Congress founder N Rangasamy reached the polling centre in the Government Boys’ Middle School in Thilaspet on Friday on his motorcycle, a Yamaha RX 100.

Confusion prevails at the polling station in Everwin School near Jamalia, Perambur, as the short-staffed election officials handed over the bunch of slips to the voters to check their names in the list.

People of Kadavarahalli in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu boycotted Lok Sabha elections on Friday as their demands for basic amenities were not met.

A private firm in Krishnagiri constituency allegedly refused to grant leave to its workers on polling day. The company allegedly instructed its 150 employees to report for duty on Friday.

R Chinnaponnu, a 77-year-old woman, when entered the booth in Thammampatty, Salem district, suddenly passed away. The Kallakurichi constituency owns the booth. The doctors in the GH confirmed that she died of sudden cardiac arrest.

Grab a bottle of water and get to your polling station before 10am to cast your vote, as day temperatures may inch closer to 40°C in the city while heatwave condition is likely to prevail over isolated pockets in north interior districts, IMD.

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has deployed at least 20,000 employees to man 3,726 polling booths and to oversee arrangements such as managing EVMs, pre-poll preparations, logistics and monitor CCTV cameras. The city has a 48,69,518-strong electorate.

Transgenders and visually challenged people caste their votes in Madurai and cast their vote at pallavaram in Chennai, 28-Year-old Sasi from Kasimedu has come to vote carrying her one-week old newborn.

Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai voted at his native village in Karur district.