Voting of the Radhakrishnan Nagar (R.K.Nagar) Assembly by-poll on Thursday saw 78 per cent out of over two lakh voters exercising their democratic right, the Election Commission said. One of the small constituencies in the state, around 1.77 lakh voted, sealing the electoral fate of 59 contenders. The major contenders are AIADMK's E. Madhusudhanan, DMK's N. Marudhu Ganesh, T.T.V. Dinakaran -- contesting as an Independent -- and Bharatiya Janata Party's K. Nagarajan.

People wait in long queues to cast their votes for the Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly constituency bypoll in Chennai on Thursday. Pic/AFP