TIRUNELVELI: After three-week-long unimpressive electioneering, the Tirunelveli and Tenkasi (Reserved) Lok Sabha constituencies are going into polls on Thursday in which 30.35 lakh voters are going to decide the electoral fortunes of 51 candidates in fray in these two segments.
In Tirunelveli constituency, 15,46,212 voters including 7,58,331 men, 7,87,813 women and 68 other voters are expected to cast their votes in 1,783 booths.
In Tenkasi (Reserved) constituency, 14,88,944 voters including 7,32,490 men, 7,56,376 women and 78 other voters are likely to exercise their franchise in 1,738 booths.
After receiving their orders in respective taluk offices, the polling personnel left for their respective locations in the afternoon. Moreover, the polling materials were also sent to the booths from the taluk offices in GPS-fitted vehicles with police protection.
In Tirunelveli city, 420 booths, including 56 critical ones, are located. Live web streaming will be done in the critical polling stations, which will be provided adequate security arrangements.
Volunteers with wheelchairs will be available for the physically challenged voters even as they enter the premises of the polling station.
Candidates in fray in Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency: E. Esakkiammal (BSP), S. Gnanathiraviam (DMK), Paul Manoj Pandian (AIADMK), B. Sathya (Naam Thamizhar Katchi), S. Sivashankar (Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party), R. Selvaganesan (United States of India Party), N. Ramakrishnan (Naam Indian Party), M. Vennimalai (Makkal Neethi Maiyam), S. Indurani (Ind.), P. Kamalakannan (Ind.), R. Selva Prakash (Independent), T. Bhagavathikesan (Ind.), Paul Solomon Pandian (Ind.).
A. Maharajan (Ind.), V. Maharajan (Ind.), G. Manikandan (Ind.), P. Manikandan (Ind.), P. Manoharan (Ind.), S. Murugesan (Ind.), S. Michael Rayappan (Ind.), A. Mohanraj (Ind.), S. Ramaswamy (Ind.), B. Ramamoorthi (Ind.), A. Rajkumar (Ind.), V. Rajiv (Ind.) and Rathinasigamani (Ind.).
Since an Electronic Voting Machine’s ballot unit can accommodate only 16 candidates including NOTA (None Of The Above), two ballot units are used in the polls for Tirunelveli segment.
In Tenkasi (Reserved) constituency, 25 candidates are in the battle of ballots and hence two ballot units are used for polling.
The candidates in fray: Dhanush M. Kumar (DMK), Dr. Krishnasamy (AIADMK), S.S. Mathivanan, Muneeswaran, Ponnusamy (Ind.), S. Siva Jayaprakash (Ind.), S. Palanisamy (Ind.), K. Thamaraiselvam (Ind.), K. Ravi (Ind.), Bharatharaj (Ind.), Moorthy (Ind.), Thangaraj (Ind.), Muthu Murugan (Ind.), S. Subbiah (Ind.), M. Selvakumar (Ind.), S. Ponnuthai (Ind.), P. Vairavan (Ind.), Soorya Ragupathy (Ind.), Perumalsamy (Ind.), M. Ponnuthai, Dheepan Arun (Ind.), G. Ponnuthai (Ind.), M. Ponnuthai (Ind.), Sundaram (Ind.) and Dhanushkodi (Ind.).
