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.

Here are latest updates:

21 December 2017

19:07 IST

Final voting RK Nagar bypoll - 73.45 percent.

15:50 IST

57.16% voting recorded till 3 pm.