Tamil Nadu bypolls: Madurantakam and Dharapuram record 35.55% and 37.28% polling as of 11 a.m.

Polling under way at Mamandur village in Madurantakam constituency, on Tuesday | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj

Bypolls are under way in two constituencies in Tamil Nadu – Madurantakam in Chengalpattu district and Dharapuram in Tiruppur district – which, as of 11 a.m., saw voter turnouts of 35.55% and 37.28%, respectively. The exercise has been uneventful so far, barring a stray incident in which polling was halted in a booth in Dharapuram after a voter complained she was allegedly “prompted” by polling staff to vote for the ruling TVK.

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EVM glitches

After a sluggish start, voting picked up pace in parts of the Madurantakam constituency. In booths 20 and 21 in Mamandur, about 290 voters had cast their votes as of 10.30 a.m.