Chennai, April 24 -- AIADMK National Spokesperson Kovai Sathyan on Thursday said that a historic 84.69 per cent voter turnout in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections was "not unprecedented", calling it a reflection of anti-incumbency sentiment against the ruling DMK.

"There was no violence in Tamil Nadu today. DMK couldn't flex their muscle during the time of elections. The same with TMC. There were some untoward incidents here and there, which was dealt with iron hands," Sathyan said to ANI.

He said the increased polling percentage indicated a larger anti-incumbency wave and credited the Election Commission for ensuring smooth polling.

"The rise in votes is not unprecedented. Last time it was 4.64 crore, this time it's about another 23 l...