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Business News/ Elections 2019 / Assembly Elections 2019/  Tamil Nadu polls 2021: People above 80 can cast their postal votes
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Tamil Nadu polls 2021: People above 80 can cast their postal votes

According to a list released by the Election Commission, there are 12,91,132 voters over the age of 80 across Tamil Nadu
  • Chennai has a maximum of 1,08,718 postal votes
  • An average voting turnout of 5.35% was recorded in the first two hours of voting. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/MintPremium
    An average voting turnout of 5.35% was recorded in the first two hours of voting. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

    Chennai: Voters above the age of 80 in Tamil Nadu can cast their postal votes in the upcoming state assembly elections, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.

    According to a list released by the Election Commission, there are 12,91,132 voters over the age of 80 across Tamil Nadu.

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    Chennai has a maximum of 1,08,718 postal votes. There are 46,790 people over the age of 80 in Madurai.

    Tamil Nadu assembly elections will be held in a single phase on April 6 and the counting of votes will be done on May 2, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Friday.

    The nomination is scheduled to start on March 12.

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    Published: 03 Mar 2021, 05:52 AM IST
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