 | How are political parties manning the strong rooms? A sneak peek...Spot visit by Express revealed that DMK and AIADMK candidates have deployed three persons a day for each constituency on shift basis. |
 | 186 votes polled in Velachery booth re-pollAs many as 186 votes were polled of the total 548 in Velachery’s booth no 92 where re-polls were held on Saturday, said corporation officials. The voting took place from 7 am to 7 pm. |
 | Take action on security lapses in strongrooms: Stalin to ECStalin submitted the representation to Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra, and Satyabrata Sahoo, the Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu. |
 | Tamil Nadu Elections: On 8-hour duty to guard people’s mandateThe agents, who work on an eight-hour-shift, are allotted a room in each counting centre. |
 | BJP nominee in Tamil Nadu polls, Annamalai tests positive for COVID-19A former Karnataka cadre IPS officer, Annamalai had taken voluntary retirement from service in 2019 and joined the BJP last year. |
 | COVID-19: Politics of not leading by exampleThe pictures and videos of the bulging unmasked crowds exemplify super spreader characteristics and spell what may follow. |
 | Tamil Nadu Elections: Bonhomie between rivals on sidelines of battleAgents of rival political parties engage in jolly banter and share food |
 | Tamil Nadu Elections: More women voted this time than menIn the 2021 elections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly, 72.54 per cent women cast their votes, while the turnout stood at 73.09 per cent for men |
 | Press meet during poll a thing of past now?Leaders of our nation skipping press meets and passing over questions of journalists seems to have trickled down to Tamil Nadu as well. |
 | TN assembly polls: Repoll likely in booth No 92-M in Velachery constituencyFollowing complaints from Congress and DMK on unauthorised transportation of EVMs and a VVPAT machine, the Chennai Corporation suspended the staff involved. |
| Should voting be made mandatory in India?Former poll panel chiefs opine on whether 100% voter turnout is possible |
 | Keep vigil over EVMs, leaders tell cadreIn a statement here, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam thanked the cadre of the AIADMK and its alliance parties for their untiring election work. |
 | Voters throng Kumbakonam grocery shop with ‘bribe’ tokens distributed by politicosThe tokens had the name of the shop and address and were distributed reportedly by candidates contesting from Kumbakonam constituency. |
 | BJP seeks action against Shruthi HaasanNandakumar said as per MCC, only a candidate or the chief agent can visit booths on polling day. |
 | Packed on an office terrace, polling staff ‘wage’ a struggle“The terrace of the building, we had to stand on, was fully packed and we couldn’t even breathe. People were stamping on each other in that space which was not properly lit. |
