Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026: State Records 70% Voter Turnout As Of 3 PM
Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Polling is underway in Tamil Nadu for the 2026 Assembly Elections. The state recorded a massive turnout at 70% till 3 PM, showing steady participation across the state.
Several districts reported notably high polling figures. Voters have flocked to over 75,000 polling booths across the state to seal the fate of 4,000 candidates to elect a member of their choice for the state assembly in a triangular fight involving the ruling DMK, AIADMK and actor-politician Vijay’s TVK.
The BJP has been aligned with the AAIADMK. Notably, a clash has been reported between DMK and BJP workers at a polling station at Gandhimanagar after DMK workers intercepted BJP district president Ramesh Kumar. The party workers engaged in a verbal altercation.
When Kumar approached the government school polling station in Gandhimanagar, police allowed his vehicle into the restricted zone near the booth. Soon, a group of more than ten DMK members, led by a man identified as Manikandan, intercepted Kumar’s vehicle and aggressively questioned his presence, asking who had authorized his entry.
