7.11 p.m.: "Tentative figure comes to 82.54 per cent. The final figure is after compilation," said Tamil Nadu CEO Sandeep Saxena.
5.13 p.m.: Upto 5 p.m., male votes came to 75.9 per cent and female voters were at 77.8 per cent.
5 p.m.: 76.85 per cent voter turnout till 5 p.m.
3.15 p.m.: 62.5 per cent voter turn out by 3 pm
2.36 p.m.: Polling at one booth in Mutharasanallur was suspended for an hour and resumed after the EVM was replaced.
12:47 p.m.: Four persons from Tirupur detained by police at Perugamani as outsiders have been asked to leave the constituency after campaign.
12.42 p.m.: Voters with repeat entries in electoral rolls asked to furnish a declaration that they have not cast their vote anywhere else. Presiding officers given separate list of such entries.
11.00 a.m.: Officials said that nearly 30 per cent voters have exercised their franchise till 11. am. Rural areas witness high voter turnout. 40% polling reported in a few booths in villages.
10.30 a.m.: Impressive turnout of women at Inamkulathur.
9.00 a.m.: About 16.2% voter turnout, says Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer's office.
Police personnel guarding a polling booth in Punganur village near Srirangam on Friday.Photo: B.Velankanni Raj.
8.47 a.m.: Polling delayed by 45 minutes at Olaiyur booth due to EVM snag. Polling underway after the snag was rectified.
8.43 a.m.: DMK candidate N. Anand casts his vote at Santhapuram booth.
8.20 a.m.: Good voter turnout at booths in rural parts of the constituency.
8.15 a.m: For the first time, presiding officers in polling booths in Srirangam have been given tabs to transmit real-time information on polling. >Read more
8.10 a.m.: The BJP has promised 'heritage town' status to Srirangam, as a part of the manifesto it released prior to the election. With the cooperation of the BJP government at the Centre, Srirangam would be converted as a model satellite town with all facilities, the manifesto says. >Read more
8.09 a.m.: Voters at a booth in Srimad Andavan Arts College. Photo: C. Jaisankar
8.06 a.m.: Slight delays at a couple of booths at Dheeran Nagar and Srirangam. EVMs replaced.
7.50 a.m.: Voters queuing up at Sri Akilandeswari Vidyalaya at Thiruvanaikovil. Photo: C. Jaisankar
7.50 a.m.: Caught between Srirangam and Pudukottai, a village languishes. >Read more
7.45 a.m.: Six independents, including social activist 'Traffic' Ramaswamy, are contesting in this by-poll. Mr. Ramaswamy is testing his luck for the sixth time. >Read more
7.33 a.m.: Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer and Special Observer for the constituency, Anil Kumar Jha, inspects the polling.
7.28 a.m.: Tight security at all 322 polling booths across the constituency.
7.26 a.m.: Polling underway on a brisk note in Srirangam town. Long queues in many booths
7.25 a.m.: Earlier, more than Rs. 48 lakh was seized in Srirangam from various vehicles ahead of the by-poll. “During inspection by various squads, 17,250 vehicles have been checked and a sum of Rs. 48,76,500 seized so far,” a release from the office of Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer, Sandeep Saxena, said. >Read more
7.20 a.m.: Fifty special squads manned by the Central Armed Police Force have been deployed. >Read more
7.10 a.m.: The police have made elaborate security arrangements in different parts of the constituency to ensure peaceful polling. >Read more
7.00 a.m.: Polling begins in Srirangam. S. Valarmathi for the AIADMK, N. Anand of the DMK, M. Subramaniam, BJP and K. Annadurai of CPI(M) are among the main contenders.
6.45 a.m.: Polling is set to begin for Srirangam by-election at 7 a.m. 29 candidates are in the fray.
Published - February 13, 2015 07:17 am IST
