(Live) Tamil Nadu bypolls: 74.4% voter turnout registered in RK Nagar by-polls

By Oneindia Staff Writer

Updated: Saturday, June 27, 2015, 19:17 [IST]

Chennai, June 27: The Tamil Nady bypolls will be the first held after former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's acquittal from the disproportionate assets case. Get the latest updates on the Tamil Nadu bypolls here.

7.10 pm: Total poll percentage in RK Nagar is 74.4%: Sandeep Saxena (Tamil Nadu, Chief Electoral Officer).

5:00 pm: Voter turnout rises to 65 per cent at 4 pm

4:08 pm: Turnout crosses 52 % at R.K Nagar by-polls.

1:10 pm: Turnout crosses 20 % at R.K Nagar by-polls

12:30 pm: Persons with disability have been unable to vote because of crowding in many polling stations

#RK Nagar by-polls. Swift polling at a school on T H Road , Tondiarpet @ChennaiConnect pic.twitter.com/Syaxnw9nBp
— Petlee Peter (@petleepeter) June 27, 2015

12:20 pm:

#RK Nagar by-polls. Election scenes at Royapuram, Saturday morning @ChennaiConnect pic.twitter.com/kfpNQoCyyX
— Petlee Peter (@petleepeter) June 27, 2015

12:15 pm:

12:02: Traffic Ramaswamy (Independent candidate - RK Nagar, Chennai) allegedly attacked by AIADMK party workers.

I was attacked by AIADMK people, they hounded my vehicle. This is not fair: Traffic Ramaswamy (Independent Candidate) pic.twitter.com/qPntQLvy7O
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 27, 2015

By-polls underway in Pratapgarh (Tripura) pic.twitter.com/9h7RbHF8JP
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 27, 2015

11:30 am: By-polls underway in Pratapgarh (Tripura)

Chennai: AIADMKs Madhusudhanan at RK Nagar by-poll voting booth after casting his vote pic.twitter.com/DGHHw10t15
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 27, 2015

8:40 am: Chennai: AIADMK's Madhusudhanan at RK Nagar by-poll voting booth after casting his vote

8:12 am: Chennai: RK Nagar by-poll voting begins

Traffic Ramaswamy at the booth for RK Nagar by-polls, he is contesting against Jayalalithaa in the by-poll. pic.twitter.com/TTt338sEm1
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 27, 2015

Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa is contesting by-polls from RK Nagar. RK Nagar (Chennai) by-polls to begin shortly. pic.twitter.com/Nym3EsWRtc
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 27, 2015

Chennai: RK Nagar by-polls to begin shortly, people queue outside to cast their votes. pic.twitter.com/b7qS2Doa2v
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 27, 2015

8:00 am: Chennai: RK Nagar by-polls to begin shortly, people queue outside to cast their votes.

Aruvikkara (Kerala): Voting for by-poll election, UDF candidate KS Sabarinathan casted his vote. pic.twitter.com/g2IHdPGJdP
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 27, 2015

7:45 am: Aruvikkara (Kerala): Voting for by-poll election, UDF candidate KS Sabarinathan casted his vote.