As the voting booth opens early in the morning, a long line of voters is already present, indicating a positive turnout. The anticipation is clearly visible on the faces of first-time voters as they eagerly wait to cast their votes. Election officers and security personnel are seen making sure that everything is running smoothly and rules and regulations are being followed. Voters from all the parts of the State arrive to cast their vote. Special arrangements are made at polling stations, to assist senior citizens and specially abled people, making sure that they cast their vote with ease and dignity. Photo: M. Perisamy Pasupathy, a 72-year-old voter, after casting her vote at school under the Coimbatore South Assembly constituency on Thursday. Photo: M. Govarthan Voters waiting to exercise their franchise at a polling station in Erode (East) Assembly constituency in Erode in Tamil Nadu. Photo: C. Venkatachalapathy Voters standing on a long queue to exercise their franchise at Don Bosco Higher secondary school, Gandhinagar,at Katpadi. Photo: C. Venkatachalapathy A disabled woman casts her vote at an all-women operated pink booth at Latheri, K.V.Kuppam constituency. Photo: C. Venkatachalapathy G1 humanoid robot welcoming the voters at Government Muslim Hr. Sec. School polling station in Vellore. Photo: N. Bashkaran Voters queue up at the sensitive booth in Naickenkottai in Dharmapuri constituency. Dharmapuri district has identified 150 polling booths as sensitive. Photo: C. Venkatachalapathy Indelible ink mark on the fingers of voters. Photo: S.S. Kumar A robot assists voters at the polling booth set up at the Danish Mission Higher Secondary School in Nellikuppam in Cuddalore district. Photo: L. Balachandar A security personnel helps an elderly woman at a polling station in Ramanathapuram. Several elderly people preferred to vote at polliting station rather than opting vote-from-home option. Photo: S.R. Raghunathan Women in a polling booth wear identical sarees for easy identification at a poll booth in Chennai. Photo: M. Sathyamoorthy Kota tribal women of Nilgiris voted at Solur Kokkal village near Udhagamandalam. Photo: S.R. Raghunathan Abhin D Modak, Greater Chennai Police Commissioner inspecting various polling booth for a peaceful election process in Chennai. Photo: M. Govarthan Indelible ink is marked on an electors index finger at a polling station in Erode (East) Assembly constituency in Erode in Tamil Nadu. Photo: M. Periasamy An elderly voter being helped to cast a vote at a polling booth in Coimbatore. Photo: C. Venkatachalapathy Buttermilk served to voters at a polling station in Latheri, K.V.Kuppam constituency. Photo: C. Venkatachalapathy Mobile phone counter at a pink booth K.V.Kuppam constituency. Published – April 23, 2026 03:37 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Only 3.2% Telangana households own car; ownership among SC, ST and BC communities much lesser Karnataka SSLC exam-1 results: Chikkamagaluru topper followed a goal-oriented study plan for 7 hours everyday