The first phase of voting was held in four Lok Sabha constituencies and 28 Assembly seats in Odisha to decide the fate of candidates in the fray.
As per the Election Commission of India (ECI), the polling process began on time and it continued throughout the day until the evening. Today, voters have sealed the fate of candidates for four Lok Sabha constituencies- Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Berhampur. A total of 17,000 platoons of police force, 104 companies of Paramilitary Forces, 66 platoons of SAP and 600 mobile squads were deployed in different polling booths to ensure smooth conduct of polls.
Polling will be held in three more phases in Odisha.
08:42 AM(2 months ago )
The first phase of Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Odisha on Monday was peaceful barring some sporadic incidents of violence, with a voter turnout of 73. 97 per cent. The electoral fate of 280 candidates contesting in four Lok Sabha seats and 28 assembly segments in the first phase was sealed in the EVM.
22:31 PM(2 months ago )
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) ordered the suspension of five polling officials, including the arrest of two officials, for dereliction of duty.
As per reports, suspension orders have been issued against as many as four presiding officers of Ganjam district. Moreover, the district Collector has been directed to arrest two of the suspended officers. These four officers have been identified as those of booth nos 27 and 163 set up in Chhatrapur, booth no-74 in Chikiti and booth no-193 in Gopalpur. The CEO has directed the arrest of two presiding officers from Chhatrapur.
At the same time, the polling officer engaged at a booth in Kalahandi district’s Narla has also been suspended.
19:40 PM(2 months ago )
Two BJP agents were allegedly attacked by some miscreants at a booth in Berhampur. The agents were at the booth set up at Mohammedan Government School and the polling was underway when the miscreants came and attacked the agents.
Rival party workers were behind the attack, the agents alleged.
19:35 PM(2 months ago )
The voters of the disputed Kotia region are participating in the polling enthusiastically, said Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal.
By 1 pm, more than 53 per cent voters turned up to cast their votes in nine polling stations. The polling booth at Talakanti registered the highest voter turnout at 86 per cent, followed by Gumel Padar at 73.68 per cent, the CEO added.
19:17 PM(2 months ago )
#WATCH | 108-year-old elderly woman in Sindhe village of Ganjam district in Odisha casts her vote#OdishaElections2024 #OdishaElections2024WithOTV #Elections2024WithOTV #GeneralElections2024 #LokSabhaElections2024 #Odisha pic.twitter.com/0fJB8113O6
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18:54 PM(2 months ago )
Action has been taken against three presiding officers for dereliction of duty, said Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Odisha, Nikunja Bihari Dhal. While the order for arrest and suspension has been issued against the presiding officers of booth numbers 27 and 163 (Chhatrapur), the order for suspension has been issued against the presiding officer of Gopalpur booth number 193. The Ganjam district Collector has been directed to take necessary action, the CEO informed.
18:26 PM(2 months ago )
The villagers of Kendupada village under Mohana block in Gajapati district abstained from casting their votes.
For the villagers, booth number 40 has been set up at Ujigiji under Govindpur panchayat under Mohana block. While polling at the booth started at 7 am, no voter from Kendupada village turned up to cast their votes.
They alleged they don’t have drinking water facilities and a mobile tower in their village. Due to a lack of mobile network facilities, the students are facing a lot of problems. As per the villagers, they have taken up the issues with the district administration but to no avail.
The villagers decided to stay away from exercising their franchise as a mark of protest. The villagers said no government official has visited them to discuss their problems.
17:49 PM(2 months ago )
Despite being a sensitive area in Maoist-infested Sunabeda sanctuary, the Katingpani booth coming under the Nuapada Assembly constituency recorded 85 per cent voter turnout. Of the total 317 voters, 262 have already exercised their franchise. At this booth, the polling started at 7 am. Contrary to the expectation, the polling was peaceful at the time of filing of this report.
16:47 PM(2 months ago )
#WATCH | Selfie point at a booth in Nuapada, Odisha to create awareness and attract voters#OdishaElections2024 #OdishaElections2024WithOTV #Elections2024WithOTV #GeneralElections2024 #LokSabhaElections2024 #Odisha pic.twitter.com/kKw1xlXmpP
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16:12 PM(2 months ago )
Polling for four Lok Sabha constituencies and as many as 28 Assembly seats is underway in Odisha. As per the announcement by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the polling process began on time and it will continue throughout the day until the evening. Today, the fate of candidates will be sealed in EVMs. A total of 17,000 platoon police forces, 104 companies of Paramilitary Forces, 66 platoons of SAP and 600 mobile squads have been deployed in different polling booths to ensure smooth conduct of the polls.
15:11 PM(2 months ago )
14:38 PM(2 months ago )
#WATCH | Special Millet drinks along with ORS being provided to voters to protect them from the heat at a booth in Odisha’s #Jeypore#OdishaElections2024 #OdishaElections2024WithOTV #Elections2024WithOTV #GeneralElections2024 #LokSabhaElections2024 #Odisha pic.twitter.com/7CzoK8H2EH
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14:34 PM(2 months ago )
As of 1 PM on Monday, Odisha has recorded a voter turnout of 39.30% in four Lok Sabha and 28 assembly constituencies. Polling commenced at 7 AM across 7,303 polling stations in Berhampur, Koraput, Nabarangpur, and Kalahandi parliamentary constituencies, where assembly elections are being held simultaneously. Out of the 62.87 lakh eligible voters, the highest turnout was observed in Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat at 42.67%, followed by Nabarangpur with 42.65%, Koraput at 36.64%, and Berhampur at 34.97%, according to officials.
13:35 PM(2 months ago )
Eco-friendly model polling station comes up in Odisha’s Jharigaon
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Special measures have been taken using plants and branches to provide a cool ambience to the voters. Small areas have been created for voters to sit and rest.
“Such facility has come up for the first time here.… pic.twitter.com/0lbxruNdvg
12:35 PM(2 months ago )
The Election Commission (EC) has suspended two polling officials in Odisha for dereliction of duty, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal said here on Monday.
One polling official from Narla assembly constituency in Kalahandi district and another polling official in Ganjam district have been suspended for dereliction of duty, he said.
"We are monitoring the poll process in our webcasting room. A minor group clash-like incident was reported from Chikiti area in Ganjam district. I have personally spoken to SP Berhampur and Ganjam Collector and asked them to ensure that the polling goes on smoothly in Berhampur LS constituency eespecially in the Chikiti area," Dhal told media persons.
11:46 AM(2 months ago )
Officials reported a 23.28% voter turnout in four Lok Sabha constituencies and 28 Assembly segments in Odisha by 11 am on Monday. Long queues were observed outside all 7,303 polling booths where voting is progressing peacefully. Polling began at 7 am in Berhampur, Koraput, Nabarangpur, and Kalahandi parliamentary constituencies, alongside 28 assembly segments within their jurisdiction. Chief Electoral Officer N B Dhal stated that voting is underway smoothly, albeit with some reports of EVM glitches. Out of 62.87 lakh eligible voters, approximately 23.28% have cast their votes, with the highest turnout recorded in Kalahandi at 25.38%, followed by Koraput (24.43%), Nabarangpur (24.3%), and Berhampur (18.99%).
11:45 AM(2 months ago )
10:38 AM(2 months ago )
'EVMs with technical glitch will be replaced within 30 min'#OdishaElections2024 | Voting is underway in 7303 polling stations. During mock poll, we found several EVMs with glitches and they were subsequently replaced, informs Chief Electoral Officer #Odisha #WATCH… pic.twitter.com/Mrtd6SIN3z
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10:15 AM(2 months ago )
The first phase of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha is currently underway. The fate of several heavyweights of the BJP, BJD and Congress will be decided in four parliamentary seats like Berhmapur, Koraput, Kalahandi and Nabarangpur by the voters today. However, incidents of EVM glitches were reported from several places. Besides, tension reported after a BJP agent was allegedly denied entry to a booth in the early hours today. Read more...
10:01 AM(2 months ago )
Odisha saw a voter turnout of 9.25 percent by 9 am on Monday as polling commenced for 4 Lok Sabha and 28 Assembly seats, as reported by an Election Commission app. Koraput registered the highest turnout at 13.14 percent, while Ganjam had the lowest at 6.81 percent.
Voter Turnout till 9 am08:59 AM(2 months ago )
#OdishaElections2024 | Tension reported during voting in Chikiti after BJP agent was 'denied' entry to polling booth under #Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency #WATCH #OdishaElections2024WithOTV #Elections2024WithOTV #GeneralElections2024 #LokSabhaElections2024 #Odisha pic.twitter.com/q0FdjkLNZt
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08:55 AM(2 months ago )
Technical glitches in EVM delay polling in Booth No. 66 at Malkangiri's Kumutiguda, Booth No. 207 in Rayagada, Booth No. 101 at Nuapada, Booth No. 89 and 72 at Khariar's Loharapali & Podapali respectively.
EVM glitches also hold up voting in Booth No. 160 & 194 in Jeypore and Booth No. 59 & 60 at Boriguma.
08:39 AM(2 months ago )
#OdishaElections2024 | Electors, including first-time voters, stand in long queues to exercise their franchise at a polling booth in #Kalahandi #OdishaElections2024WithOTV #Elections2024WithOTV #GeneralElections2024 #LokSabhaElections2024 #Odisha pic.twitter.com/xP0Y8De1Qv
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08:34 AM(2 months ago )
Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls upon voters in Odisha to exercise their franchise; tweets, "Assembly Elections commence in Odisha today. I call upon the people of this state to cast their franchise in large numbers. Your vote is your voice—let it be heard loudly and clearly. He also tweeted in Odia appealing people to come out in large numbers.
ଆଜି ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ବିଧାନସଭା ନିର୍ବାଚନ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହେବାକୁ ଯାଉଛି। ମୁଁ ରାଜ୍ୟବାସୀଙ୍କୁ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମତାଧିକାର ସାବ୍ୟସ୍ତ କରିବାକୁ ଆହ୍ବାନ କରୁଛି । ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଭୋଟ୍ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ସ୍ଵର- ଏହାକୁ ଦୃଢ଼ ଓ ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ଭାବେ ଉତ୍ତୋଳନ କରନ୍ତୁ ।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 13, 2024
08:14 AM(2 months ago )
The upcoming 2024 election is expected to be a tough triangular contest among three tribal heavyweights of the BJP, the BJD and the Congress in the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha (ST) seat comprising seven Assembly seats- Umerkote, Jharigaon, Nabarangpur, Dabugan, Kotpad, Malkangiri and Chitrakonda. Read More...
08:07 AM(2 months ago )
Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha, comprising Chhatrapur (SC), Gopalpur, Berhampur, Digapahgandi, Chikiti, Mohana and Paralakhemundi assembly segments, is known as a political powerhouse having significant influence in Odisha and country’s politics. Berhampur continues to remain a crucial constituency of the state since former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao was elected from this seat in 1996. Read More...
07:58 AM(2 months ago )
Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha consists of Assembly segments such as Lanjigarh (ST), Junagarh, Dharmagarh, Bhawanipatna (SC), and Narla. Read More...
07:55 AM(2 months ago )
Koraput Lok Sabha seat, consisting of seven Assembly segments- Gunupur (ST), Bissam Cuttack (ST), Rayagada (ST), Laxmipur (ST), Jeypore, Koraput (SC), and Pottangi (ST), is likely to see a triangular contest in the upcoming election. Read more...
16:54 PM(2 months ago )
Congress candidate and incumbent MP Saptgiri Sankar Ulaka, BJP nominee Kaleram Majhi and BJD’s Kausalya Hikaka will fight for the top honours in the constituency reserved for SC candidates.
Koraput LS seat also comprises seven Assembly constituencies- Gunupur, Bissam-Cuttack, Rayagada, Lakshmipur, Jeypore, Koraput and Pottangi.
16:50 PM(2 months ago )
This constituency is currently represented by BJD’s Chandra Sekhar Sahu. The Congress has fielded Rashmi Ranjan Pattnaik to take on BJD’s Bhurgu Baxi Patro who was the Odisha BJP vice president till April 2024. BJP has nominated Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy, a three-time MLA from Gopalpur Assembly constituency.
Berhampur LS seat also comprises seven Assembly constituencies- Chhatrapur, Gopalpur, Berhampur, Digapahandi, Chikiti, Mohana and Paralakhemundi.
16:47 PM(2 months ago )
This constituency is reserved for ST candidates and will witness an intense fight between Congress candidate Bhujbal Manjhi, BJP nominee Balabhadra Majhi and Pradeep Majhi from the BJD.
Nabarangpur LS seat also comprises seven Assembly constituencies- Umerkote, Jharigam, Nabarangpur, Dabugam, Kotpad, Malkangiri and Chitrakonda.
16:46 PM(2 months ago )
Draupadi Manjhi from the Indian National Congress (INC), Malvika Keshari Deo of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Lambodhar Nial from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) are locking horns against each other. It is expected to be a tough fight in the seat. The constituency is currently represented by BJP leader Basanta Kumar Panda.
Kalahandi LS seat comprises seven Assembly constituencies- Nuapada, Khariar, Lanjigarh, Junagarh, Dharmgarh, Bhawanipatna and Narla.
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