Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: TN records 63.20% of polling as of 5 PM
Catch the live updates of polling being held in 102 constituencies across 21 states and Union Territories
People wait for cast his votes (Hemanathan M)
CHENNAI: The 2024 Lok Sabha polls will kick off Friday with polling for the first phase scheduled in 102 constituencies spread across 21 states and Union Territories, including 39 seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone Puducherry seat.
Approximately 6.23 crore voters in Tamil Nadu will vote across nearly 68,000 polling stations, deciding the fate of 950 candidates.
Voting will begin at 7 AM and end at 6 PM.
Among the prominent candidates in the fray in the first phase are Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Sarbananda Sonowal, Gaurav Gogoi of Congress and DMK's Kanimozhi. K Annamalai, who is steering the BJP campaign in Tamil Nadu, is also among the contestants.
Live Updates
- 19 April 2024 11:10 AM IST
Tamil Nadu minister and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin says, "The mood of the voters of Tamil Nadu is that the DMK and INDIA alliance will sweep the elections."
#WATCH | Chennai: Tamil Nadu minister and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin says, "The mood of the voters of Tamil Nadu is that the DMK and INDIA alliance will sweep the elections."#LokSabhaElections2024 https://t.co/L2SaAuznWC pic.twitter.com/85leWzQ2Gr
— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2024 - 19 April 2024 10:41 AM IST
Tamil Nadu minister S Reghupathy arrives at a polling booth in Pudukkottai to cast his vote.
- 19 April 2024 10:32 AM IST
Actor and MNM chief Kamal Haasan casts his vote at a polling booth in Koyambedu, Chennai.
- 19 April 2024 10:30 AM IST
DMK candidate from Perambalur, K.N. Arun Nehru cast his vote at a polling booth in Kanakiliyanallur, Tiruchirappalli district.
#WATCH | Tamil Nadu: DMK candidate from Perambalur, K.N. Arun Nehru cast his vote at a polling booth in Kanakiliyanallur, Tiruchirappalli district. #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/4JzS7n0Xgz
— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2024 - 19 April 2024 10:10 AM IST
Constituencies in Tamil Nadu that recorded the lowest voting percentage (9 am):
Chennai Central - 8.59%
Chennai North - 9.73%
Chennai South - 10.08%
