In Tamil Nadu, polls for urban local bodies will be held on the 19th of this month. elections will be held in 21 Corporations, 138 municipalities and 490 town panchayats. A total of 57 thousand 778 candidates are in the fray for the 12 thousand 607 posts across the state.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, As the local body polls are being held after ten years, canvassing for the urban local body election in Tamilnadu has reached a feverish pitch. The contestants range from  youngsters below 30 years  to 94 year old social activist.<br />''<br />''In this multi-cornered contest, parties have been vociferous in spreading their word by all means through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and the age-old door-to-door campaigning with pamphlets in their hands.<br />''<br />''The District officials have started distributing booth slips to voters in all areas. Flag marches, voter awareness campaigns, covid vaccination camps have become normal in Covid times.<br />''<br />''Election observers are on the lookout for violation of the model code of conduct and unaccounted money distribution.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Sensitive polling booths will be monitored by micro observers including bank officials. All polling booths are fitted with CCTV cameras and Live streaming will also be done in vulnerable critical booths. </span><br />