Top news of the day: Tamil Nadu and West Bengal voter turnout crosses 80% as of 5 p.m., Kerala’s Thrissur Pooram to go fireworks-free this year after blast; and more

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First clip  voters waiting to formed  their votes astatine  a polling booth astatine  Begampur successful  Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, connected  23 April 2026.

First clip voters waiting to formed their votes astatine a polling booth astatine Begampur successful Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, connected 23 April 2026. | Photo Credit: Karthikeyan. G

Over 5.73 crore voters volition determine the electoral destiny of 4,023 candidates successful the fray for the crucial Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on April 23, amid choky information and a monolithic crackdown by election authorities to forestall inducements to power voters. Polling successful Vellore territory stood astatine 85.06%, Ranipet territory astatine 86.28% and Tirupatur territory astatine 85.28%. Namakkal territory recorded 76.43% votes

West Bengal recorded brisk polling connected Thursday (April 23, 2026) with 89.93% of the 3.60 crore electors casting their ballot till 5 p.m. successful the archetypal signifier of the Assembly elections amid sporadic incidents of unit and elector intimidation. The archetypal signifier volition determine the electoral destiny of 1,478 candidates successful 152 constituencies of the 294-strong State Assembly.

Published - April 23, 2026 05:59 p.m. IST

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