In Puducherry, 68 percent of the 9 lakh voters cast their vote by 4 pm. Despite hot weather voters are enthusiastically turning up to exercise their franchise. Polling is peaceful without any untoward incident so far. Union Minister and the Congress candidate V Narayanasamy, Chief Minister N Rangasamy, his party candidate R Radhakrishnan, CPI candidate R Viswanathan are among the prominent persons who cast their in Puducherry. DMK candidate AMH Nazeem and ADMK candidate MV Omalingam voted in Karaikal. Heavy polling is reported in Yanam.