An estimated 41.3 million voters, including 20.6 million women, are expected to cast their ballots tomorrow to decide the fate of 824 candidates contesting for the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu.Polling would be held from 0700 to 1700 hrs in 52,175 booths across the State.
The Election Commission had identified 4,043 as hyper-sensitive and 16,938 as sensitive and installed 15,424 cameras in these stations to ensure free and fair polling.
As many as 7,115 Micro Observers would be deputed in the hyper-sensitive and sensitive booths. Paramilitary forces would also be deployed in hyper-sensitive booths.
In all, one lakh personnel, including about 13,000 paramilitary forces (133 companies), would be deployed on security duty to ensure free and fair polling.
Besides, 58,257 State police personnel, 20,000 ex-servicemen, 8,000 Home Guards and 1,000 retired police personnel would be deployed on security duty.
Among those who would be testing their electoral fortunes in the single phase polls in the State include Union Ministers P Chidambaram (Sivaganga), E V K S Elangovan (Erode), T R Baalu (Sriperumbudur), A Raja (Nilgiris-R), Manishankar Aiyar (Mayiladuthurai), S S Palanimanickam (Thanjavur) and R Velu (Arakkonam).
Also in the fray were former Union Ministers Dayanidhi Maran (Central Chennai), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M Karunanidhi's son M K Azhagiri (Madurai), who is making his electoral debut, former Union Minister A K Moorthy (Sriperumbudur), TNCC president K V Thangkabalu (Salem), former TNCC president M Krishnasamy (Aarni), MDMK General Secretary Vaiko (Virudhunagar), VCK Leader Thol Thirumavalavan (Chidambaram-R), CPI State Secretary D Pandian (North Chennai) and BJP State president L Ganesan (South Chennai).
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