Chennai. Voting for the urban body elections in Tamil Nadu began at 7 am on Saturday amid tight security arrangements. Keeping in mind the convenience of the differently-abled voters, ramps have also been made for them. Polling is being held in urban areas of 38 districts of Tamil Nadu.
People cast their votes for the #TamilNadu Urban Local Body Elections today. Visuals from a polling booth in Madurai. pic.twitter.com/SuovzKBYUP
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Tamil Nadu State Election Commission is monitoring the polling stations through web streaming and CCTV cameras and around one lakh police personnel have been deployed for security. The authorities said that arrangements for ramps and wheelchairs have also been made.
Police personnel deployed at Kesari Higher Secondary School at Thyagaraya Nagar in Chennai as voting for #TamilNadu Urban Local Body Elections gets underway. pic.twitter.com/wBqv3Ew65H
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People queue up outside a polling booth in Coimbatore as they await their turn to cast vote for #TamilNadu Urban Local Body Elections.
Voting for the urban local body elections is being held in a single phase today, after a gap of 11 years. pic.twitter.com/LqJoW2U97T
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57,778 candidates are in the fray for 12,607 posts of ward members in 648 urban local bodies including municipal corporations, municipalities and city panchayats and voting is underway in over 31,000 polling stations. The polling time is from 7 am to 6 pm but the last one hour has been reserved for the people affected by the corona virus to vote. The ruling DMK and its allies are fighting the elections together.