India, Oct. 6 -- Voter turnout in the Madurantakam Assembly by-election touched 70.31 per cent by around 5 pm on Tuesday, October 6, as polling moved into its final stretch, election officials said. Minor technical glitches were reported in EVMs at two polling stations but did not disrupt voting.

Turnout rose steadily through the day in both Madurantakam and the neighbouring Dharapuram constituency, which is also going to the polls. At 9 am, turnout stood at 15.99 per cent in Madurantakam and 17.55 per cent in Dharapuram. By 1 pm, both had crossed the halfway mark, with Madurantakam at 55.19 per cent and Dharapuram at 56.09 per cent.

Voting began at 7 am and continues until 6 pm across 285 polling stations in Madurantakam and 320 in Dha...