'Smooth' polling underway in TN amid tight security

April 06, 2021 10:30

Actor Ajith Kumar and his wife Shalini arrive at a polling booth in Thiruvanmiyur

Polling is underway in Tamil Nadu with top leaders including AIADMK's O Panneerselvam, DMK chief M K Stalin and celebrities like Rajinikanth exercising their franchise early on Tuesday.

Chief Electoral Officer, Satyabrata Sahoo after voting at a polling station here told reporters that polling exercise was on 'smooth' across Tamil Nadu barring 'one or two' places that witnessed issues related to the Electronic Voting Machines and these were attended immediately.

'Free and fair polls are on,' he said adding so far there has been no complaints and observers and zonal parties were monitoring the polling exercise and in case of any 'problem' they would immediately take action. Even before polling opened at 7 am, people could be seen eagerly queuing up before the polling stations and voter information slips were distributed to the people to help them identify their booths. -- PTI

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