Except for a few complaints about errors in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), polling largely progressed on a peaceful note in southern districts of Tamil Nadu.
According to Returning Officers from the 10 Lok Sabha constituencies in the south Tamil Nadu - Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari, the polling percentage had almost touched or marginally crossed the 50% mark by 3 p.m.