Vulnerable and sensitive polling stations identified in Kanniyakumari, Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts

Polling stations in Kanniyakumari, Thoothukudi, and Tirunelveli districts identified as vulnerable ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

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Kanniyakumari Collector R. Alagumeena on Sunday announced that a total of 137 polling stations in the district had been identified as vulnerable.

Following the announcement of the schedule for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the model of code of conduct has come into force in six constituencies each in Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari districts and five constituencies each in Tirunelveli and Tenkasi districts.

Addressing media persons at the Collectorate here, she said all arrangements for conducting the elections were in place in the district. The administration was focusing on increasing the voter turnout, which was around 63% in the last Lok Sabha elections and about 68% in 2021 Assembly elections.

The district had around 12,000 differently abled individuals, and all facilities had been made at polling stations to ensure easy accessibility to them.

The Upper Kodhayar polling station of Padmanabhapuram constituency had only six voters, and arrangements had been made for poll officials to travel more than 125 km through Manjolai in Tirunelveli district to reach the booth.