Odisha Elections 2024: 2nd Phase polls on May 20 for 5 LS, 35 Assembly seats; highest CAPF deployment in Kandhamal

Over 79 lakh voters are all set to exercise their franchise in the second phase of polling in Odisha which is scheduled to be held on May 20, 2024. Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal on Saturday informed that the voting will be held for 35 Assembly seats and 5 Parliamentary segments in the second phase of polling in the state and 5th phase of polling in the country.

The 5 Parliamentary segments are Kandhamal, Sundagarh, Bargarh, Bolangir and Aska. A total 265 candidates are in fray for the 35 Assembly seats and 40 candidates for the 5 Lok Sabha seats, informed Dhal.

Arrangements For Odisha Elections 2024 Phase 2 Voting

Special arrangements have been made for the polling on May 20 for the voters in around 9,162 polling booths. Of the total booths, 20 percent are sensitive or critical polling stations including some at the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts of the state.

In view of this, 102 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will be deployed in the districts where voting is scheduled to be held on May 20, informed the CEO.

The highest deployment of 22 companies will be in Kandhamal district, 20 companies in Ganjam, 16 companies in Sundargarh, 14 companies each in Bolangir and Bargarh, 5 companies in Jharsuguda, 4 in Sonepur 4 and 2 companies of CAPF in Nayagarh, he added.

2024 Second Phase Polling Statistics

Total Voters: 79,69,887

Total booths: 9162

1541 Model booths