NATIONAL

With minor problems, Erode scores 71.42% voting

With 15,28,758 votes, Erode had a 71.42% voting rate on Friday. After casting his ballot at Sampath Nagar, district returning officer Raja Gopal Sunkara spoke with media and said, “During both the mock and real polls, the machines in a few booths did not function correctly. But those problems were eventually fixed. The polling process proceeded smoothly after that.

voting happened quickly in some voting places. In particular, voting at Dindal’s Corporation Primary School surpassed 50% at 12:20 p.m. 357 persons cast ballots out of a total of 700. In several booths, polling was sluggish at the same moment. around the Government Higher Secondary School at Vellode polling station (Booth number 302) around 1 pm, only 38% of the votes cast were counted. The public complained that using that particular voting booth took longer than expected. According to authorities, there are a lot of voters at this particular booth. Elderly voters caused a delay as well.

“Polling continued after 6 pm in four booths,” according to sources. Polling took place, and tokens were distributed to voters who came before six o’clock.

Following the polling, all of the voting machines were transported to the counting center located at the Chithode Government Engineering College while being properly secured.

Related Articles

Back to top button