Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha highlights: Kallakurichi records highest voter turnout

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha election highlights: Officers at a polling station throughout the first section of voting for nationwide elections in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi solid his poll at an area polling station, joined by chief minister MK Stalin, former chief ministers O Panneerselvam and Edappadi Okay Palaniswami, and numerous political leaders. Ravi and Stalin inspired residents to take part enthusiastically and fulfil their democratic duty.

Stalin, accompanied by his spouse Durga Stalin, DMK chief Kanimozhi (working in Thoothukudi), and BJP leaders L Murugan (contestant in Nilgiris) and Tamilisai Soundararajan (South Chennai candidate), additionally voted in the identical space.

The seven-phase electoral course of started at 7 am in 102 parliamentary constituencies in 21 states and Union Territories, with voting persevering with till 6pm.

Political events in fray

The parliamentary elections in Tamil Nadu will see competitors between the ruling DMK, opposition AIADMK, and BJP. Within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, led by present Chief Minister M Okay Stalin, the DMK secured a sweeping victory, successful 38 out of 39 seats.

Roughly 6.23 crore voters in Tamil Nadu will decide the destiny of 950 candidates by casting their votes throughout almost 68,000 polling stations as we speak.

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