Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: TN records 63.20% of polling as of 5 PM

Actor Rajinikanth cast his vote at Stella Maris College, Chennai

Virudhunagar BJP candidate Raadhika and her husband SarathKumar cast their vote at Kottivakkam Nellai Nadar school

After casting his vote, Congress leader P Chidambaram says, "I am very happy and proud that I have been able to cast my vote in the Lok Sabha elections. As far as Tamil Nadu is concerned, I am absolutely confident that the INDIA group will win all 39 Parliamentary seats in Tamil Nadu...This is the first phase of elections, there are seven phases...Today all of Tamil Nadu votes and I am absolutely confident that we will win all seats."

Congress leader and candidate from Sivaganga constituency, Karti P Chidambaram, says, "People are very unhappy with the BJP-led central government and people will vote out the BJP government and they will overwhelmingly vote for the INDIA alliance in Tamil Nadu..."

On electoral bonds, he says, "...There has been a clear quid pro quo established with electoral bonds and the donations which the BJP has got. In fact, I am demanding an independent inquiry by three retired Supreme Court judges to go into the quid pro quo with electoral bonds..."

#WATCH | Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK leader KN Nehru casts his vote for the first phase of #LokSabhaElections2024, in Thillai Nagar, Tiruchirappalli. pic.twitter.com/HyNRGwkeaT

— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2024

Former Governor and BJP Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan, says, "I appeal to all brothers, sisters, elders to please come and vote. Don't give away your democratic right. Take a selfie and motivate others..."

Tamil Nadu BJP chief and party's candidate from Coimbatore constituency, K Annamalai casts his vote at a polling booth in Uthupatti, Karur.

He faces DMK's Ganapathy P. Rajkumar in the constituency.

Actor Sivakarthikeyan casts his vote in Good Shepherd Matriculation Higher Secondary School Valasaravakkam

Chennai South DMK candidate Tamizhachi Thangapandian and BJP candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan cast their vote in Neelankarai and Saligramam, respectively.

Minister for School Education of TN Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi cast his vote.