
Namakkal district sees 77.91 % polling
The Hindu
Namakkal district, with six Assembly constituencies, saw brisk polling from the start and ended up with 77.91 % polling at 7 p.m. District Collector K. Megraj voted at a booth in Namakkal constituency
Namakkal district, with six Assembly constituencies, saw brisk polling from the start and ended up with 77.91 % polling at 7 p.m. District Collector K. Megraj voted at a booth in Namakkal constituency and visited booths at various parts of the district to check if things were in place and under control. Mr. Megraj said polling was largely incident-free, barring some technical issues in six booths. These were immediately attended to and polling began on time. Minister for Electricity P. Thangamani voted at Pallipalayam and Minister for Social welfare V. Saroja at Sankari.
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