Despite being the hottest day this summer, tense moments were witnessed at offices of Returning Officers on Tuesday. By evening, the final numbers were out and candidates whose nominations were accepted, and their supporters continued their campaigning with great gusto.

A total of 628 nominations were filed in the 16 Assembly constituencies in Chennai, of which 462 were accepted. In Tiruvallur district, a total of 171 nominations were accepted and 167 were rejected in the 10 constituencies.