RK Nagar bypoll: 73.45 % voting till 5 pm
The RK Nagar bypolls were earlier scheduled for April 12 earlier this year, but were cancelled following allegations that sums of money were distributed in a vote-for-cash scam.
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Chennai: Voting for the high stakes bypoll in RK Nagar Assembly constituency, which fell vacant after the death of late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa, began amid tight security here today, with key contenders being AIADMK, the main Opposition DMK and sidelined AIADMK leader T T V Dhinakaran.
Polling began at 8 AM, with people arriving to exercise their franchise across booths in North Chennai, braving the misty conditions.
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