Erode East bypoll: 10.95 per cent voter turnout till 9 am
Voting for bypoll to the Erode East Assembly constituency is underway amid tight security.
According to the latest Election Commission’s data, the constituency saw 10.95 per cent voter turnout till 9 am.
The polling commenced at 7 am on Wednesday at 237 booths across 53 locations in the constituency.
A total of 46 candidates–including 44 independents are in the fray, although the battle is confined between the ruling DMK and actor-politician Seeman’s Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK).
The Erode East segment has a total of 2,27,546 voters.
Nine booths have been declared as sensitive and additional security posted there, officials said.
District Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara was among the early voters.