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Polling in the Nilgiris went off smoothly, with no major incidents or clashes, reported in any of the 868 polling booths across the district on Tuesday. However, 10 VVPAT machines, two ballot units and two control units which were faulty had to be changed.
Polling began slowly with less than five % of the total votes polled till 10 a.m, but picked up quickly afterwards. The overall voting percentage in the Nilgiris was 69.60 %, with 69.81 % of registered voters turning out to vote in Coonoor, 72.17 % in Gudalur and 67.05 % in Udhagamandalam.
In polling booths located close to hamlets inside reserve forests, police as well as forest department staff accompanied voters, mostly tribals to the polling booths.