Tamil Nadu Sees Voter Surge: Turnout Jumps to 56.81% by Midday

A total of 4,023 candidates are in the fray for the ongoing Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Across the state, 75,064 polling stations have been set up to facilitate voting.

Polling began at 7:00 a.m. today and will continue until 6:00 p.m. Early trends indicate strong voter participation, with 56.81% turnout recorded by 1:00 p.m.

In comparison, only 39.61% voter turnout was reported at the same time during the 2021 Assembly elections marking a significant increase of over 16 percentage points this year.