Tamil Nadu election: Donkeys carry EVMs to polling stations in Erode and Dharmapuri Tamil Nadu election: Donkeys carry EVMs to polling stations in Erode and Dharmapuri As Tamil Nadu votes in the single-phase assembly election today, EVMs and other poll-related equipment in the Erode and Dharmapuri districts were carried by donkeys. advertisement UPDATED: April 7, 2021 01:12 IST The EVMs and other election-related equipment were carried on donkeys with police protection. (Grab from video) As polling officials across Tamil Nadu prepared for the massive single-day assembly election in the state, a unique companion came to their aid in Erode and Dharmapuri. In Erode’s Anthiyur Assembly constituency at Kathirimalai village, donkeys were used to carry EVMs and other poll materials. The locals in the region came out to help election officials in carrying the EVMs, VVPATs and other poll materials to the polling booth.