Results for the Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu will be announced today, May 4, with officials beginning the process at 8 am across 62 centres after a high-turnout election that saw 85.1% polling. Postal ballots were taken up first, followed by EVM votes from 8.30 am, as a tightly fought three-way contest unfolds between the ruling DMK, the opposition AIADMK, and the much-watched newcomer Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam led by actor Vijay.
Postal ballot counting underway: DMK leads in 48 constituencies, AIADMK in 21, and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in 8.