New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) today announced the schedule for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Odisha.
The Assembly as well as Lok Sabha elections in Odisha will be held in four phases. The polling will be held on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1, informed Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday.
As many as 96.8 crore voters will exercise their franchise at 10.5 lakh polling stations across the country for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
The ECI will also simultaneously conduct Assembly polls in four states—Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.
Elections in Odisha will be held in four phases
May 13th (4th phase)
May 20th (5th phase)
May 25th (6th phase)
June 1st (7th phase)
Date of counting: June 4th
The Lok Sabha polls will be conducted in 7 phases across the country. The polling will be conducted on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1.
The counting will be done on June 4, said the CEC at a presser in New Delhi today.
Odisha Assembly constituencies to go to poll on May 13
LS: Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Berhampur & Koraput
Odisha Assembly constituencies to go to poll on May 20
LS: Bargarh, Sundargarh, Balangir, Kandhamal, Aska
Assembly constituencies to go to poll on May 25th
LS: Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Puri, Bhubaneswar
Odisha Assembly constituencies to go to poll on June 1
LS: Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada & Jagatsinghpur