Voters turned up in large numbers at the booths despite rains in urban & rural areas
The main fight is between the Congress-DMK combine and the ruling All India NR Congress (AINRC)
Important candidates in the fray are CM Rangasamy seeking re-election from Indira Nagar and Leader of the Opposition V Vaithilingam
Nazeem, first elected to the assembly from Karaikal as a 29-year old DMK worker in 1991, retained the seat in all subsequent elections
As per the seat-sharing agreement between Congress and DMK, Congress will contest from 21 seats and DMK from nine