Tamil Nadu witnessed brisk polling in 232 Assembly constituencies with over 18 per cent voters exercising their franchise by 9 a.m. Over 300 companies of paramilitary personnel are involved in election duty. The polling will continue till 6 p.m. today.

AIADMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and DMK President Karunanidhi today cast their votes early in the day. DMK treasurer M K Stalin along with his wife Shanta Stalin too voted early in the day in a polling station in Teynampet.

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DMK leader M.K. Stalin stands in a queue with his family to cast his vote at a polling booth in Chennai Photo : Bijoy Ghosh

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DMK leader MK Stalin with his family at the Teynampet polling booth in Chennai. Photo : Bijoy Ghosh

Photo: Bijoy Ghosh

Actor Kamal Hassan and his daughter Akshara after they cast their vote, at a polling booth in Chennai. Photo : Bijoy Ghosh

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A woman shows her finger after she cast her vote at a polling booth, in Chennai Photo : Bijoy Ghosh

Photo: Bijoy Ghosh

A scene at a polling booth in Chennai Photo : Bijoy Ghosh

Published on May 16, 2016