Aaj Tak Live: Counting begins at 62 centres in Tamil Nadu

aaj tak live: Counting for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election began at 8 am on May 4 across 62 centres after 85.1% polling, with postal ballots taken up first and EVM votes counted from 8.30 am. The early numbers turned quickly into a three-way contest involving the DMK, AIADMK and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam led by actor Vijay.

Postal ballot trends showed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam leading in 61 seats, AIADMK in 46 and DMK in 37. By the same stage of counting, postal ballot totals also showed DMK ahead in 48 constituencies, AIADMK in 21 and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in 8.

Palanivel Thiaga Rajan in Madurai

Among the early constituency-level trends, Tamil Nadu IT Minister and DMK leader Palanivel Thiaga Rajan was trailing in Madurai Central. That puts one of the state government’s senior figures into an early count that is already producing mixed results across constituencies.

The vote took place after 85.1% polling, a turnout figure that set the scale for the count now under way. The first numbers came from postal ballots before the electronic votes were added at 8.30 am, giving the opening trends an added layer of movement as the tally shifted from one count to the next.

Thiruvallur counting day

In Thiruvallur, a DMK agent died of a suspected heart attack during counting. The incident added a serious note to a day otherwise focused on rapidly changing numbers across the 62 centres.

For anyone following the result seat by seat, the earliest read is that Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam opened strongly in postal ballot trends, while the DMK and AIADMK also posted leads in different counts. The decisive picture will come from the full tally as postal ballot trends and EVM votes settle into constituency results.