<span style="color: #222222;">In Madurai Lok Sabha constituency, polling hours are being extended by an additional two hours. <br />''<br />''Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo gave the information in Chennai today. <br />''<br />''The decision comes following a demand in view of popular Kallazhagar festival in the city, in which lakhs of people converge every year. <br />''<br />''Fearing low voter turnout in the district and surrounding areas due to the festival, it has been decided to hold voting till 8 pm on April 18, the date of polling. All forty seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will go polls in a single phase on the day.</span><br />