State may witness close contests in many constituencies

While the state observes a noticeably higher turnout in percentage terms, the focus turns to the margin of victory the winners have generally recorded over their close rivals.

Even as election day approached, the presence of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founder C. Joseph Vijay fueled talk of the contest becoming a three-cornered race instead of the usual bipolar race, thus paving the way for a closer election fight than in the past.