Curated by Asmita Ravi Shankar & Sanstuti Nath
April 19, 2024, 19:23 IST | Chennai, India
Stay updated with live updates on the Phase 1 voting in Tamil Nadu for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Get real-time news on key constituencies like Chennai North, Chennai South, Chennai Central, and Coimbatore.
Polling Updates:
- Polling for all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu in the first of seven phases of the Lok Sabha elections began at 7 am on April 19. Results will be declared on June 4.
- The triangular contest between DMK, BJP, and AIADMK is underway, with key candidates such as BJP state president K Annamalai, DMK’s Ganapathy P Rajkumar, and AIADMK’s Singai Ramachandran competing.
- BJP state president Annamalai expressed confidence in Tamil Nadu giving a strong mandate to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while opposition leaders including DMK’s Udhayanidhi Stalin and Congress’ Karti Chidambaram anticipated the INDIA bloc winning all 39 seats.
Key Updates:
19:23 IST: Residents of the Vengaivayal Dalit colony in Pudukkottai District voted after being persuaded by revenue officials, following their boycott over unaddressed grievances related to their water supply.
19:06 IST: Congress leader Avani Bansal expressed doubt over BJP winning any seats in Tamil Nadu or Kerala.
18:54 IST: BJP candidate Vinoj P Selvam from the central Chennai constituency accused the state government of deleting names from polling lists and called it a malpractice to keep away BJP voters.
18:34 IST: DMK leader Dr SAS Hafeezullah stated that lower voter turnout constituencies favour DMK.
18:26 IST: Polling ended at 6 pm in all 39 Lok Sabha constituencies with a provisional turnout of 63.20%. Dharmapuri had the highest turnout of 67.52%, while South Chennai had the lowest at 57.04%.
18:17 IST: Polling ended in all 39 constituencies.
Voter Turnout Updates:
17:56 IST: Tamil Nadu Election 2024 LIVE: Thanjavur village boycotted the polls over demands for basic amenities.
17:53 IST: BJP state chief Annamalai questioned the integrity of the election due to voters’ names missing from lists.
17:04 IST: Tamil Nadu recorded a 51.41% voter turnout by 3 pm.
16:57 IST: A 102-year-old woman voted in Dindigul district.
16:23 IST: The maximum voter turnout was recorded in the Salem constituency at 60.05%.
16:13 IST: AMMK General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran voted in Chennai.
16:07 IST: Congress leader and candidate from Virudhunagar, Manickam Tagore, voted in Madurai.
