Voting for all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu was held on Friday during the Phase 1 Lok Sabha Elections 2024. 1568 polling centers in 6 assembly constituencies of Vellore, Anaikattu, Kilvaithinankuppam, Gudiyattam, Vaniyambadi, Ambur are under the Vellore parliamentary constituency.
The India Meteorological Department on Sunday said that the temperature in Delhi is expected to remain around 38 degrees Celsius in the coming 2-3 days adding that there is a possibility of light rain on Monday.
Upon receiving the information, fire tenders rushed to the spot and started to douse the fire. After two hours of the operation, the fire brigade was able to bring the fire under control. No one was injured in the incident.
A total of 69.46 percent voter turnout was recorded in all 39 parliamentary constituencies of Tamil Nadu, where voting was held on Friday in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election.
Tamil Nadu BJP president and party's Coimbatore candidate K Annamalai alleged "political interference" after names of several voters were allegedly found missing from voter list in the state on Friday.
"The continuation of the restrictions under Model Code of Conduct (MCC) after today's polling in TN is absurd and a violation of the rights of citizens What purpose does the MCC serve after the poll?" Chidambaram said in a post on 'X'.
Actors Rajinikanth, Vijay Sethupathi, Sivakarthikeyan and Kamal Haasan, along with other personalities from the Tamil film industry, cast their votes in polling stations in Chennai on Friday
West Bengal is leading the voter turnout charts after it recorded a 77.57 voting percentage in the state till 5 pm as per the data released by the Election Commission of India.
The average voter turnout in 39 constituencies of Tamil Nadu stood at 39.51 per cent till 1 pm as per the data released by the Election Commission of India.