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Ariyalur and Dharmapuri were the other districts where over 80 percent of the voters exercised their franchise while a number of others recorded over 75 percent polling.
Elections to 234 Assembly seats were held on Tuesday, with 3,998 contestants including heavyweights like Chief Minister K Palaniswami, Deputy CM O Panneerselvam, DMK President M K Stalin, MNM leader Kamal Haasan and Naam Tamizhar Katchi founder Seeman among others contesting from various seats in a multi-cornered fight.