Polling for Panchayats and Panchayat Unions for the newly formed nine districts was completed peacefully in Tamil Nadu. The voters present before six p.m. inside the poll booths were given tokens to exercise their franchise.<br />''<br />''The State Election Commissioner V. Palani Kumar said that the COVID positive patients were allowed to vote with utmost precautions. The second phase of polling will be held on Saturday and counting of votes will be taken up on the 12th of October.<br />''<br />''The newly formed districts of Chengalpet, Kanchipuram, Vellore, Ranipet, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli Tirupattur, Villupuram and Kallakurichi districts witnessed normal polling today. 7,921 Polling Booths are being guarded by more than 17 thousand Police and Home Guards. Twelve thousand sensitive booths are monitored through web cameras. The BJP and PMK are contesting alone without the AIADMK. The ruling DMK and the AIADMK are facing each other in many Panchayat Unions.