Peaceful elections, high turnout in Tamil Nadu, Kerala

Chennai - 14 April 2011: In an exercise that will see a ripple effect or more on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government, elections to the politically significant states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as Puducherry ended with millions voting peacefully to bring in new assemblies.

While Kerala saw more than 74 per cent of the 22 million electorate voting, the turnout in neighbouring Tamil Nadu was also a high 75 per cent of 47 million voters. Puducherry witnessed more - 78 per cent polling.

source: Yahoo News