Minor accident reported at Mudukalathur polling station Polling in Ramanathapuram district, which was dull in the first two hours with just 5.50% votes having been polled, ended with 69.24% voters having cast their votes at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, District Election Officer and Collector Dinesh Ponraj Oliver said. Mercury level was high across the district, which has four – Ramanathapuram, Paramakudi, Tiruvadanai and Mudukalathur – Assembly constituencies, that many senior citizens remained indoors. Differently abled persons complained of non-availability of wheelchairs. In some polling stations, police personnel helped differently abled persons reach the booths. At 7 p.m., Ramanathapuram recorded a polling percentage of 67.51, Paramakudi 70.51, Tiruvadanai 68.72 and Mudukalathur 70.35 officials said.