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Most of the booths witnessed brisk polling from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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Women voters waiting to cast their votes at a booth in Modakkurichi Assembly constituency in Erode on Tuesday.
Most of the booths witnessed brisk polling from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Polling passed off peacefully in Erode district, which saw 72.82% of voters across eight Assembly constituencies exercising their franchise on Tuesday.
The day started with a mock polling held from 5.30 a.m. to 6.30 a.m. at all the 2,741 polling stations, including 38 booths in hill areas without mobile connectivity. Polling began at 7 a.m. amid tight security as voters, including those voting first time and senior citizens, lined up under the scorching sun to cast their votes.
Tough terrains do not deter people from voting
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Voters in a few settlements trek for nine km to exercise their franchise
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Kottur hill hamlet with 327 votes boycotted polls with not a single vote cast for the Pennagaram Assembly constituency in Dharmapuri district.
Voters in a few settlements trek for nine km to exercise their franchise
Tough terrains did not deter voters in several parts of the western districts to cast their vote on Tuesday.
Voters in Malliamman Durgham in Bhavanisagar and Kathirimalai in Anthiyur Assembly constituencies that could be reached after trekking rough jungle terrains for nine km exercised their franchise in the Assembly election on Tuesday.
Vehicles to ferry poll materials to Jarugumalai
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The 7.1-km road from Erumapalayam Panangadu to Jarugumalai Hills laid in Veerapandi Assembly constituency in Salem.
For the first time, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and other poll materials will be carried in vehicles from the plains to Jarugumalai, a tribal village in Jarugumalai Reserved Forest area in Panamarathupatti block, after 7.1-km tar-topped road works were completed a few months ago.
The village coming under Kuralnathan Panchayat in Veerapandi Assembly constituency is located in Jarugumalai Reserved Forest of Salem Forest Division where two villages, Melur and Keelur, are located that has a total of 716 voters. Reaching Jarugumalai is a herculean task as one has to trek for 3.5 km from the foothills through the terrain road.