Erode East Bypolls 2023 Latest Updates: 74.69% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 7 PM

Erode East Bypolls 2023: The bypoll was necessitated due to the demise of sitting legislator E Thirumahan Everaa, son of Congress leader and former Union Minister E V K S Elangovan, who is the ruling combine's candidate.

Updated: February 27, 2023 10:40 PM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Manmath Nayak

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Erode East Bypolls Updates: Amid tight security, the polling for the Erode (East) Assembly constituency started at 7 AM on Monday at 238 polling stations. Overall, 74.69% voter turnout was recorded till 7 PM. Earlier in the day, 44.58% voter turnout was recorded till 1 PM. The bypoll was necessitated due to the demise of sitting legislator E Thirumahan Everaa, son of Congress leader and former Union Minister E V K S Elangovan, who is the ruling combine’s candidate. Elangovan is pitted against AIADMK’s K Thennarasu, a former legislator. The Returning Officer said the total number of voters in Erode (East) constituency was 2,26,876 — of which 1,10,713 are men, 1,16,140 are women and 23 others including transgenders.
Security for the bypoll has been stepped up and police and paramilitary personnel have been deputed to the 32 sensitive polling stations, sources said. The constituency witnessed a high-voltage campaign with top leaders of the ruling DMK, including Chief Minister M K Stalin and AIADMK’s K Palaniswami canvassing votes for the respective candidates. The bypoll result will be out on March 2.

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