Chennai votes for the first time in over 10 years in TN local body elections

After a gap of over 10 years, the Tamil Nadu urban local body polls were held Saturday in a single phase. Voting began at 7 am and will end at 6 pm. (Express Photo/Gokul Subramanian)

As many as 57,778 candidates are in the fray for 12,607 posts of ward members in 648 urban local bodies including municipal corporations, municipalities and town panchayats. (Express Photo/Gokul Subramanian)

The main parties in the fray include the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), opposition All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), the BJP and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM). (Express Photo/Gokul Subramanian)

The voting for the Tamil Nadu urban local body elections is taking place across the state today. There are a total of 5,794 polling booths in Chennai, including 255 polling booths for men, 255 for women and 5,284 general wards. (Express Photo/Gokul Subramanian)

Nearly 1 lakh police personnel have been deployed in addition to other arrangements to ensure peaceful and fair elections. (Express Photo/Gokul Subramanian)

People stand in queues to vote for the Tamil Nadu urban local body elections. (Express Photo/Gokul Subramanian)

As many as 846 Quick Response Teams and 1,343 other police teams have been positioned at key locations. (Express Photo/Gokul Subramanian)

Out of the 5,794 polling booth in Chennai, civic body officials informed that 1,061 booths have been identified as sensitive and 182 as more critical. (Express Photo/Gokul Subramanian)

Voting underway at a polling booth in Adyar in Chennai. (Express Photo/Gokul Subramanian)