Voting begins in key bypoll for two TN Assembly seats

Chennai, Oct 6 (UNI) Polling began for the by-elections to the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Reserved Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu began on Tuesday morning, amid tight security. The bypoll which is witnessing a tough five-cornered contest as is seen as a referendum for the the nearly five-month-old nascent TVK government headed by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay. A large number of people turned up very early as polling began at 0700 hrs in 605 booths in both the constituencies. A total of 285 polling stations have been established in Madurantakam and 320 polling stations in Dharapuram. An estimated 4.35 lakh…