Vote of thanks in tamil6/7/2023 Dharmapuri recorded the highest percentage at 80.49.Ī polling agent belonging to the BJP was detained in Melur town in the Madurai district after he created a ruckus inside a booth raising objections to women voting with their hijab.Īlso Read | Tamil Nadu urban local body polls: Row over hijab disrupts voting at polling booth in Madurai The elections to urban local bodies are being held for the first time since 2011 and enthusiastic voters in a majority of the towns and cities turned up in large numbers, while the voting percentage in Chennai was the lowest at 43.59 per cent. No incidents of major poll violence were reported from anywhere in the state, while sporadic events of malfunctioning of EVMs, the verbal duel between party cadres, and allegations of party men canvassing for votes among people standing outside booths were reported from a few places. ![]() Polling in the elections to urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu was “largely peaceful” on Saturday with an estimated 60.70 per cent of voters exercising their franchise till 3 pm.
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