Tamil Nadu: Voting for the Erode East Assembly by-poll started at Mahajana school, Agrahara street. The election for tightly-contested Erode East by-poll commenced at 7 am, Monday, February 27.
There are 77 people running for the coveted Assembly seat, representing all political ideologies.
Nonetheless, it appears that the contest will be closely contested between Thennarasu of the AIADMK and EVKS Elangovan of the Congress. Elangovan is running in the by election with support from the DMK, which is also the Congress' more significant coalition partner.
With the recent Supreme Court decision that permitted him to continue leading the AIADMK, the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi Palaniswami, has a chance to establish himself as a strong leader and confirm his control over the group if the Erode byelection results in his favour.
The Naam Tamizlar Katchi (NTK), the Desiya Morpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), and a number of other contenders are also vying for the coveted seat, giving the AIADMK a tough fight.
A total of 1,206 officers, 286 presiding officers, 858 polling officers and 62 additional officers, have been deployed for poll duty. However, the AIADMK faces a stiff contest from the ruling DMK in the fight for the prized seat, with the Naam Tamizlar Katchi, the Desiya Morpokku Dravida Kazhagam and several others players also in fray.
Meanwhile, Meghalaya and Nagaland are s all set for polling today, as the ruling National People's Party will fight to retain power, while the BJP and Trinamool Congress will attempt to unseat the incumbent government from power. Polls in Meghalaya will be held across 3,419 polling stations.
Nagaland has more than 13 lakh voters will decide the electoral fate of 183 candidates contesting in 59 out of a total of 60 seats today. The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and the BJP are contesting the polls on a 40:20 seat-sharing basis. The Congress has fielded 23 aspirants. Polling will be held from 7 am to 4 pm.
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