"The poll is going smoothly, we are monitoring the process. There are 238 polling booths with micro-service in place and in vulnerable polling stations there is Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for security," the District Collector added.
The DMK-backed Congress candidate from Erode-East, EVKS Elangovan, on Monday said the result of the high-stakes bypoll will have a bearing on the outcome of next year's general elections.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate KS Thennarasu on Monday claimed that he would win the Erode bypolls by a margin of 25,000 votes.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader MK Stalin on Saturday held a mega rally in the area in favour of DMK-backed Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan and said that the byelection will check the weightage of the Dravidian Model government.
Jayaram Venkatesan, the Convenor of the NGO, raised a series of allegations including the use of money to influence voters in the Erode East constituency.
During the Prime Minister's inaugural speech in a video message at the first G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting, he highlighted the trust in international financial institutions had eroded amidst the serious economic difficulties from the impact of the Covid