All arrangements in place to ensure smooth poll
The Hindu
Officials place special emphasis on COVID-19 safety protocol
Stage is set for polling in the nine districts in central region on Tuesday with elaborate arrangements being made to ensure smooth poll, with special emphasis on preventive measures against COVID-19. Polling will commence at 7 a.m. and continue up to 7 p.m. and the last one hour has been earmarked for COVID-19 positive patients and persons with symptoms to exercise their franchise wearing personal protective gear. In Tiruchi district, 3,292 polling booths have been established at 1,147 polling centres in the nine Assembly constituencies. A total of 23,38,745 are eligible to cast vote. Of them, 11,35,780 voters are men and 12,02,728 women. There are 237 transgenders in the voter's list.More Related News