Polling in the Lok Sabha constituencies of Cuddalore and Chidambaram on Friday was largely peaceful barring technical glitches at a few polling stations, issues of poll boycott in a few booths and high temperature slowing down the polling process in the afternoon.
The turnout for the Lok Sabha polls in Cuddalore Parliamentary constituency was 63.92 % till 5 p.m. while Chidambaram (Reserved) Lok Sabha constituency registered 66.64 % polling. In several Assembly constituencies, people came early to the booths to escape from the scorching heat, while in others it started on a slow pace but picked up.
Long queues were seen in most of the booths, especially those located in the rural areas and suburbs of Cuddalore and Chidambaram. In many polling stations in Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency, malfunctioning EVMs disrupted the polling process. After officials rectified the faults and replaced the faulty EVMs, voting commenced and progressed smoothly.
