Madurai, April 22 -- The process of dispatching Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and other polling materials to designated booths has commenced in Madurai ahead of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections, scheduled to be held in a single phase on April 23.

Polling will take place from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm across the state.

In Madurai district, a total of 3,079 polling stations have been set up across 10 Assembly constituencies. For the conduct of polling, 3,695 ballot and control units along with 4,001 VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) machines will be deployed.

Election officials in each constituency are supervising the transportation of EVMs to polling stations under tight paramilitary security cover to ensure smooth an...