Voting for the state Assembly elections began across Tamil Nadu at 7 am on Monday. An electorate of more than 5.7 crore people will decide the fates of more than 3,800 candidates contesting from 232 constituencies. By 11 am, the state recorded a voter turnout of 25.2%. While many people braved rain across the state to come to the polling booth, the Chief Electoral Officer said they might considering pushing the closing time to beyond 6 pm.