An eyesore: Some schools make the premises an area for learning with fun by painting the walls with animal caricatures. The drawings are defaced during elections, says a school principal.
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Teachers are worried about the possible damage to schools that will host polling booths for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election. Candidates’ posters stuck on walls, garbage strewn around, and blackboards damaged are some of the issues teachers have to deal with after the election.
It was in 1951 as India got ready to hold its first general elections with Assembly elections in the State that schools were chosen as easy infrastructure for polling booths.
Published – April 08, 2026 12:03 am IST
