TN bypolls : Moderate to brisk polling, over 55 pc turnouts in Madurantakam, Dharapuram till 1.00 pm

Chennai, Oct 6 (UNI) Moderate to brisk turnout was witnessed as pver 55 per cent of the voters have cast their ballots as polling for the by-elections to the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Reserved Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu which began on Tuesday morning, progressed smoothly, amid tight security. According to reports 35.55 per cent voting was recorded in the first four hours till 1100 hrs in Madurantakam, while it was 37.28 per cent in Dharapuram. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) the turn out was 55.18 and 56.09 per cent till 1300 hrs in Madurantakam and Dharapuram respectively.…