Polling ends sans untoward incidents in Tiruppur district; highest ever 88.56% voter turnout recorded

The Assembly polls passed off without any untoward incidents in the eight Assembly segments in Tiruppur district, on Thursday, clocking the highest ever turnout, so far, of 88.56%.

The polling process was brisk till noon and slowed down during the subsequent hours of intense heat, and picked up again to a small extent from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Voters across age groups queued up at the booths in the morning hours till 10 a.m. At the end of the polling process at 6 p.m., 88.28% voters had exercised their franchise.