Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: Postal voting begins in Chennai ahead of Tamil Nadu polls

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A pistillate casts her ballot done postal ballot for Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, successful Madurai, April 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI

Postal voting for elder citizens aged 85 and above, and persons with benchmark disabilities volition beryllium conducted crossed each 16 Assembly constituencies successful Chennai territory from Thursday (April 16, 2026) to Saturday (April 18, 2026), up of the Assembly election.

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A full of 8,947 voters who opted for location voting done Form 12D volition beryllium covered nether the exercise. Polling volition beryllium held betwixt 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. astatine the residences of the voters, according to a property release.

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Meanwhile, the Election Commission of India (ECI) started distributing Voter Information Slips (VIS) for the upcoming Assembly elections. The process is presently underway successful Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, wherever Phase 1 polling is acceptable to instrumentality spot connected April 23. Follow the unrecorded for much updates

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