Odisha: Assembly and Lok Sabha polls to be held in 4 phases beginning May 13

Beginning May 13, elections to the 147 seats in the state assembly and 21 Lok Sabha constituencies will take place on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1

Published on: Mar 16, 2024, 17:14:56 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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The Odisha legislative assembly and Lok Sabha polls will be held in four phases beginning May 13, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Saturday.

Both assembly and Lok Sabha seats voting will take place on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. (Representative file photo)

Beginning May 13, elections to the 147 seats in the state assembly and 21 Lok Sabha constituencies will take place on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1.

The counting of the votes will take place on June 4.

In the first phase on May 13, the voting will be conducted for the Lok Sabha constituencies of Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Berhampur, Koraput and 28 assembly constituencies.

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In the second phase on May 20, voting will take place for Bargarh, Sundargarh, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Aska Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 assembly constituencies.

On May 25, the third phase voting for Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Puri, Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seats and its 42 assembly segments will take place while voting for Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituencies and 24 assembly seats will take place on the last and fourth phase June 1.

In 2019, the voter turnout in the state was 73.29%.

More than 3.32 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the 2024 polls.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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