Poll materials such as ballot boxes and papers for the first phase of rural local body elections were being transported to the 939 polling stations from the city on Thursday.
With six panchayat unions - Madurai East, Madurai West, Vadipatti, Alanganallur, Kottampatti and Melur - going to elections on Thursday, 7,648 personnel had been deputed to the polling booths, said Additional Director of Panchayats A. Chelladurai. A total of 8,682 contestants are in the fray.
As many as 5,11,403 voters - 2,52,637 men, 2,58,753 women and 13 ‘others’ - are expected to exercise their franchise on Friday.
Polling will take place between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. The second phase of the elections will be held at Usilampatti, Chellampatti, Sedapatti, Tirumangalam, T. Kallupatti, Kallikudi and Tirupparankundram unions December 30. Counting of votes will take place on January 2.
