RK Nagar bypoll: 73.45 % voting till 5 pm

The RK Nagar bypolls were earlier scheduled for April 12 earlier this year, but were cancelled following allegations that sums of money were distributed in a vote-for-cash scam.

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Thursday, December 21, 2017 - 19:09
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Chennai: Voting for the high stakes bypoll in RK Nagar Assembly constituency, which fell vacant after the death of late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa, began amid tight security here today, with key contenders being AIADMK, the main Opposition DMK and sidelined AIADMK leader T T V Dhinakaran.

Polling began at 8 AM, with people arriving to exercise their franchise across booths in North Chennai, braving the misty conditions.

Here are latest updates:

21 December 2017, 19:07 PM

Final voting RK Nagar bypoll - 73.45 percent.

21 December 2017, 15:50 PM

57.16% voting recorded till 3 pm.

21 December 2017, 15:32 PM

41.6 percent of the 2,28,234 voters exercised their franchise by 1 pm, says EC.

21 December 2017, 13:09 PM

Himachal Pradesh: Rumours of bomb at a bus stand in Mandi, stand has been evacuated, alert issued. Search operation underway in the area

21 December 2017, 13:07 PM

People wait in queue to cast their vote in RK Nagar bypoll in Chennai

RK Nagar bypoll

21 December 2017, 12:24 PM

BJP candidate K Nagarajan alleges EVM malfunctioning in RK Nagar 

21 December 2017, 12:23 PM

23.74 percent voting recorded from 166 booths across RK Nagar constituency

21 December 2017, 12:15 PM

RK Nagar bypoll: DMK cadres enthused after 2Gspectrum scam judgment, party says its winning margin will boost

21 December 2017, 10:12 AM

RK Nagar bypoll: AIADMK candidate E Madhusudhanan casts his vote, says "God and Amma's grace is with us"

21 December 2017, 10:01 AM

Bizzare! Voter, who came to cast his vote along with his pet dog, turned away by authorities. He finally cast his vote after leaving his dog with his friend who had also come for casting vote

21 December 2017, 09:49 AM

At least 7.32 per cent voters have cast their ballots since polling began at 8:00 am, according to Election Commission

21 December 2017, 09:47 AM

DMK candidate N Marudhu Ganesh cast his vote at polling booth no. 134 in Chennai, says "whether it is Rs 6000 or Rs 60,000, we are going to win; voters of RK Nagar will teach a lesson to AIADMK this time"

21 December 2017, 09:46 AM

Visual from a polling booth set up at Chennai Girls Higher Secondary School in Tiruvottiyur

21 December 2017, 09:45 AM

Visual: DMK candidate N. Marudhu Ganesh casts his vote at polling booth no. 134 in Chennai

Visual: BJP candidate Karu Nagarajan casts his vote in Chennai

21 December 2017, 09:43 AM

Chennai City Police Commissioner AK Viswanathan says additional force has been deployed today in view of the RK Nagar bypoll. "We will ensure free and fair elections today," he says

21 December 2017, 09:43 AM

The polling process is being monitored by nine observers, considered the highest for a single assembly constituency. This includes general, special, police and expenditure officials

21 December 2017, 09:43 AM

Ninety six flying squad teams, 21 Static Surveillance Teams and 20 Video Surveillance Teams have been deployed by election authorities. A total of 45 check points in and around the constituency are also manned by poll officials

21 December 2017, 09:43 AM

Elaborate security arrangements are in place with about 2,000 State police personnel, 15 companies of Central Armed Police Forces, including CRPF deployed across 256 polling stations

21 December 2017, 09:42 AM

RK Nagar has an electorate of 2,28,234, comprising 1,10,903 men, 1,17,232 women and 99 transgenders

21 December 2017, 09:42 AM

Though as many as 59 candidates are in the fray, the bypoll is mainly seen as a fight between the ruling AIADMK, its rival faction led by Dhinakaran and DMK

21 December 2017, 09:42 AM

Suspicions have been raised over circumstances leading to Jayalalithaa's demise by several persons, including now deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam and his followers

21 December 2017, 09:38 AM

The high stakes RK Nagar bypoll is being held to fill the vacancy caused by the death of sitting MLA Jayalalithaa on December 5 last year