First glimpses from bypolls: Citizens vote in Puducherry, Tamil Nadu

After demonetisation, Puducherry is the first to go into bypolls. The contest is mainly between the AIADMK and DMK in Tamil Nadu.

The people are seen waiting in a long queue to cast their votes for Thiruparankundram by-election in a polling booth at Iravathanallur in Madurai on Saturday. (K.K.Sundar | EPS) 

A first time voter Pandilakshmi seen casting her vote for the Thiruparankundram by-election in a polling booth at Iravathanallur in Madurai on Saturday. (K.K.Sundar | EPS)

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An elderly woman shows the indelible ink mark, after voting for the bypolls in Puducherry. (K.K.Sundar | EPS)

Police and security personnel verifying voter identification before entering the booth. (K.K.Sundar | EPS)

An elderly woman is seen accompanied by police personnel during the bypolls in Tamil Nadu

A separate queue for men and women lines up outside a polling booth in Pallapatti, Aravakurichi.

Public waiting for their turn to cast vote at Pallapatti in Aravakurichi.