Chennai, March 15 -- As has been the norm, Single phase polling to elect the 17th Legislative Assembly in Tamil Nadu will be held on April 23 and the counting of votes would take place on May four.
The schedule of the crucial Assembly elections for a total of 234 seats was announced by Chief Election Commissioner C Gynaesh Kumar in New Delhi on Sunday evening.
Following the announcement of the poll schedule, the Model Code of Conduct for the elections has come into force with immediate effect.
As per the schedule, the filing of nominations would begin on March 30. April six would be the last date for filing of nominations and the scrutiny would take place the next day. April nine will be the last date for withdrawals and the Polling woul...