May 21st 2024.
On Monday, officials reported that a total of 69.34% of voters turned out to cast their ballots in five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly seats in Odisha. This was the second round of simultaneous elections taking place in the state, specifically in the constituencies of Aska, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Sundargarh, and Bargarh, as well as 35 Assembly segments falling under these parliamentary seats.
The highest percentage of voter turnout was recorded in the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency at 76.20%, followed by Bolangir at 71.46%, Kandhamal at 70.37%, Sundargarh at 67.74%, and Aska at 60.78%, according to officials on Tuesday. Among the Assembly seats, Bhatli in Bargarh district saw the most participation at 79.23%, while Hinjili in Ganjam had the lowest at 58.21%.
The officials also mentioned that the overall voting percentage may increase slightly once postal votes are added, which will take place on June 4 at the counting centre. Despite some isolated incidents, the polling process was peaceful for both the Lok Sabha constituencies and Assembly segments, as confirmed by NB Dhal, the Chief Electoral Officer of Odisha.
In this round of elections, a total of 40 candidates were in the running for the five Lok Sabha constituencies, while 265 contestants, including Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, were vying for victory in the 35 assembly segments. Along with Patnaik, other notable candidates whose fate now lies in the hands of the Electronic Voting Machines include six Odisha ministers, two sitting MPs from the BJP, Sangeeta Singh Deo and Jual Oram, BJD MP Achyuta Samanta, and former Union Minister Dilip Ray.
Odisha has a total of 21 Lok Sabha constituencies and 147 Assembly seats, out of which the polling process has been completed for nine parliamentary seats and 63 Assembly segments. The remaining phases of the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the state will take place on May 25 and June 1. PTI.
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