First phase of polling peaceful
The Hindu
Polling percentage stands at 74.76 in Cheranmahadevi union
The first phase of the rural local body elections passed off peacefully without any untoward incident in any part of the district on Wednesday.
As per the polling percentage provided by the officials at 10 p.m., Cheranmahadevi union polled 74.76% votes while Ambasamudram union recorded 67.08% voter turn out. Paappaakudi union registered 72.63%
In the polling held on Wednesday in Ambasamudram, Cheranmahadevi, Paapaakudi, Palayamkottai and Maanur unions, the voters decided the political fortunes of 3,006 candidates contesting for 1,113 posts after 211 were elected unopposed. Though the polling started at 7 a.m. on a sluggish note as the voter turnout was only 9.75% in the first two hours, it rose to 23.32% at 11 a.m. and 39.10% at 1 p.m. with Paappaakudi union leading the table with 41.10%. The poll percentage was 52.01 at 3 p.m.