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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK candidate from Kolathur constituency, MK Stalin, right, with his wife Durga Stalin shows his ink-marked finger after casting a vote in the state Assembly elections, at a polling station, in Chennai. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and candidate from the Tiruchirappalli East constituency, Vijay, casts a vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections at a polling station in Chennai. | Photo: PTI
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Actor Dhanush shows his ink-marked finger after casting a vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, at a polling station in Chennai. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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Actor Kamal Haasan shows his ink-marked finger after casting a vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, at a polling station in Chennai. | Photo: PTI
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Actor Rajinikanth arrives to cast his vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, at a polling station in Chennai. | Photo: PTI
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Voters show their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes, at a polling station, for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, at Nagercoil, in Kanyakumari district. | Photo: PTI
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BJP candidate from Asansol constituency, Agnimitra Paul, shows her ink-marked finger after casting a vote in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at a polling station in Asansol. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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People wait in queues during voting in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at a polling station in Murshidabad. | Photo: PTI
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Devotees gather at Badrinath Dham during the portals’ opening ceremony, in Chamoli. | Photo: PTI
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Wreckage of a utility pickup vehicle is seen after it fell into a deep gorge, in Chamba, Tehri, Uttarakhand. Eight people were killed. | Photo: PTI
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National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, right, meets his UK counterpart Jonathan Powell during the annual India-UK Strategic Dialogue, in New Delhi. | Photo: @MEAIndia/X via PTI
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Hyderabad: A caretaker sprinkles water on elephants amid heat during the summer season, at Nehru Zoological Park, in Hyderabad, Telangana. | Photo: PTI
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The vehicle of BJP candidate Agnimitra Paul with its rear window shattered after alleged stone pelting, in Rahmat Nagar area of Asansol during the West Bengal Assembly elections. | Photo: PTI
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A herder bathes a camel in the Ganga river amid heat during the summer season, in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Sunetra Pawar shows her inked finger after casting a vote in the Baramati Assembly bypoll, in Pune district. | Photo: PTI
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah being felicitated during a public meeting as he campaigns ahead of second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at Balagarh, in Hooghly district. | Photo: @AmitShah/X via PTI
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BJP candidate Suvendu Sarkar being allegedly manhandled while heading to a polling booth following reports of disturbances, during the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Dakshin Dinajpur district. | Photo: PTI
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BJP candidate Suvendu Sarkar being allegedly manhandled while heading to a polling booth following reports of disturbances, during the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Dakshin Dinajpur district. | Photo: PTI
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SSLC topper Brindha M Thapsey, centre, who scored 625/625, celebrates with her parents at their residence, in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka. | Photo: PTI
