Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry Assembly Elections 2016: As it happened

New Delhi: Millions of people on Monday voted for Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. Polling to 232 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu that will decide the fate of over 3700 candidates, including chief minister J Jayalalithaa and DMK chief M Karunanidhi, commenced today at 7 am. Though Tamil Nadu has 234 assembly seats across 32 districts, polling took place today only for 232 as the Election Commission has postponed it for May 23 in Aravakurichi and Thanjavur segments following complaints of voters being bribed. Here are the LIVE updates:

16 May 2016

20:00 IST

Voting ends in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry where millions of people voted today bringing down the curtains on staggered five-state elections -- the biggest popularity test since the Lok Sabha battle.

19:45 IST

The Election Commission further says that the overall polling percentage of 81.94% recorded in Puducherry Assembly election till 5pm.