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TN Assembly Polls | An election of firsts

Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam casting his vote in Periyakulam in Theni district, Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday, April 06, 2021. (Source: The Hindu)

The Hindu's Mohamed Imranullah S. discusses the Tamil Nadu Assembly election and how this time around the election brings up a lot of firsts.

The 2021 TN Assembly election, held during a pandemic, is the first election to be fought without DMK's M. Karunanidhi and and AIADMK's Jayalalithaa.

It is also the first election in Tamil Nadu where only the VVPAT system is being used and a postal ballot system was introduced for certain sections of the public.

Also read: Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2021 live updates

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