After an early slow start, polling picked up later in the day with around 50 percent votes polled for the urban local body elections in Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Ranipet and Tirupattur districts as of 3 p.m on Saturday.
Key towns in Vellore like Gudiyatham, Katpadi and Vellore Corporation registered around 50 percent of votes by 3 p.m whereas small towns like Pallikonda, Thiruvalam and Odugathur along Jawadhu Hills near Anaicut block have recorded over 65 percent of total votes polled in the district.
