Among the constituencies, Arakkonam registered the highest polling of 73.92%. Wheelchairs were accessible for senior citizens and disabled persons in the booths. Technical glitches in the EVMs were reported in Ambur, Gudiyatham, Anaicut (Vellore) and Ranipet
The polling was largely incident-free in all the six Assembly segments of the constituency, namely Thondamuthur, Kinathukadavu, Pollachi, Valparai, Udumalpet and Madathukulam
However, majority of caste Hindus of Eraiyur village did not cast their vote claiming that they were being wrongfully suspected in the case of mixing of human faeces in the overhead water tank
Consumers who have purchased the implicated products are advised not to consume it, the Singapore Food Agency said
The highest polling was recorded in Sulur and the lowest in Coimbatore south
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