As people stepped out to cast their vote, most of the shops, restaurants and pharmacies were closed. And, they remained so for most part of the day.
Radhika Sundar, a resident of T. Nagar said, “My child fell ill all of sudden in the morning and I was unable to find a medical shop that was open to get some medicines.”
Similarly, another resident, Deepa Raghu, said she wanted to buy an antacid for her mother the closed medical shops in Thoraipakkam caused some inconvenience .
In some parts of the city, including Besant Nagar, residents said some of the shops were open. V. Chandrasekhar said he was able to buy rice, pulses and water in the morning.
Public transport
Residents in the city also faced some difficulty while trying to access public transport on Monday.
A senior official of the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) denied any drastic reduction in the number of bus services.
The official pointed out some changes were made in the timings regarding operation of buses to enable drivers, conductors and technicians to exercise their franchise, the normal bus services were not affected in any way.
A total of 3,800 buses were operated on election day with senior officials posted at several important junctions to inspect the overall functioning of the bus services.
