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Bhubaneswar: The third phase elections for the six Lok Sabha and 42 Assembly constituencies in Odisha concluded peacefully barring few incidents of violence and EVM/VVPAT glitches on Tuesday. Voting began at 7 AM amid adequate security arrangements for the conduct of polls in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Sambalpur, Keonjhar and Dhenkanal Lok Sabha seats and 42 Assembly constituencies under these segments.
As per last reports from the State Electoral Office, highest polling of 70 % was recorded in Karanjia Assembly constituency while the voter turnout in Puri was recorded at 67 % by 6 PM.
61 per cent voter turnout recorded till 5 PM in the third phase polls in Odisha, as per the office of the Chief Electoral Officer.
#BREAKING | Clash erupts over booth rigging allegations between supporters of two political parties outside booth no 1 at Kalinga panchayat in #Khurda, 5 injured #OdishaElections2019 #OdishaPollsWithOTV
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
#JustIn | Villagers smash EVM at booth no 222 in Kamasasan under Brahmagiri in #Puri district; villagers allege that button pressed against one symbol was resulting in votes for another symbol. More details awaited
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
#OdishaPollsWithOTV: BJP files written complaint with district election officer alleging rigging in 13 booths including Kalikaprasad, Kesharpur, Saradhapur and Haripur in #Nayagarh district #OdishaElections2019
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
#FaultyVVPAT: Voting at booth no 196 in Baramba Jhajia in #Cuttack district stopped following glictches in VVPAT machine; as per allegations, button pressed against one symbol was resulting in votes for another symbol. More details awaited #OdishaPollsWithOTV
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
#BREAKING | Polling official Nabakishore Nayak, who reportedly collapsed inside booth no-41 at Parjang Kantapal of Dhenkanal district, declared dead by doctors at Kamakhyanagar hospital #Odisha #OdishaElections2019
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
LISTEN to what Congress Lok Sabha candidate from #Dhenkanal, KP Singh Deo says after casting his vote #OdishaPollsWithOTV #OdishaPolls2019 #Odisha pic.twitter.com/jcfUVm4kPs
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
BJP's Bhubaneswar-North Assembly candidate Aparajita Mohanty casts her vote in Bhubaneswar
#BJP's Bhubaneswar-North Assembly candidate Aparajita Mohanty casts her vote in Bhubaneswar #Odisha #OdishaPollsWithOTV #OdishaPolls2019 #OdishaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/WufjKqEndw
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
18 per cent voter turnout recorded till 11 AM in the third phase polls in Odisha, as per the office of the Chief Electoral Officer.
#Puri Gajapati Maharaj Dibyasingha Deb urges people to cast their vote to 'strengthen democracy' #OdishaElections2019 #OdishaPollsWithOTV pic.twitter.com/L923FTz5Of
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
BJP Mahila Morcha leader and actor Anu Choudhury casts her vote at a polling booth in #Bhubaneswar#OdishaPollsWithOTV #OdishaElections2019
[Pic: Rakesh Roul] pic.twitter.com/T1833dnCOT— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
Odisha Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik alleges that his party poll agents are being beaten up and abducted.
"Situation in Ghasipura Assembly constituency is serious; agents are being beaten up & abducted. Many booths lack police deployment while some polling stations have no CCTV surveillance," Congress' Ghasipura candidate Niranjan Patnaik #OdishaElections2019 #OdishaPollsWithOTV pic.twitter.com/g48a2By9Qy
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
6 per cent voter turnout recorded till 9 AM in the third phase polls in Odisha, as per the office of the Chief Electoral Officer.
EVM malfunction reported at a polling booth in Ainginia under #Bhubaneswar-Ekamra constituency#OdishaElections2019 #EVMGlitchesInOdisha #OdishaPollsWithOTV pic.twitter.com/kMYEC2gEkr
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
Odisha CM and BJD president Naveen Patnaik casts his vote at a polling booth in Bhubaneswar.
#Odisha CM & #BJD president Naveen Patnaik casts his vote in Bhubaneswar #OdishaPollsWithOTV #OdishaElections2019 #OdishaPolls2019 pic.twitter.com/NGIZnoOCbW
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
BJD's Puri Assembly candidate Maheswar Mohanty after casting his vote #OdishaElections2019 #OdishaPollsWithOTV pic.twitter.com/2rbUp7J0XF
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
BJD's #Sambalpur Assembly candidate Raseswari Panigrahi casts her vote #OdishaElections2019 #OdishaPollsWithOTV pic.twitter.com/eduyd93mTa
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
A specially-abled person casts his vote at a polling booth at Govt Primary School, IRC village #Bhubaneswar #OdishaElections2019 #OdishaPollsWithOTV pic.twitter.com/K4Wz1Li2Da
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and BJP candidate from Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency cast their votes.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan casts his vote at Talcher Deulabeda Telisahi Primary School booth #Odisha #OdishaPollsWithOTV #OdishaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/AJfVUT9pQ8
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
#BJP's Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha Candidate Aparajita Sarangi casts her vote at a booth in Bhubaneswar #OdishaPollsWithOTV #OdishaElections2019 #OdishaPolls2019 pic.twitter.com/bZGnJuJXLV
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
EVM malfunction- booth no 146 at Gadadhar School (Puri), booth no 148 at Puri Sadar, booth no 5 at Balipatpur (Brahmagiri),booth no 258 at Chaneswar Dev School (Pipili),booth no 179 at Rajabagicha & booth no 169 Badambadi (Cuttack), booth no 145, 101, 135, 138 in Kuchinda
Congress' candidate from Satyabadi Assembly constituency, Prasad Harichandan casts his vote at a polling booth #OdishaPollsWithOTV #OdishaElections2019 #OdishaPolls2019 pic.twitter.com/VCDXfrNtTn
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
Voters' reaction at a polling booth in #Cuttack (Deferred Live) #Odisha #OdishaPollsWithOTV #OdishaPolls2019 #OdishaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/XxfuKMc8bi
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
Voters at a polling booth in #Khurda constituency #OdishaPollsWithOTV #OdishaPolls2019 #OdishaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/2gqVv6FSkf
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
Voting delayed at booth no 112 in #Bhubaneswar-Ekamra constituency, EVM develops glitches at booth no 32 & 70 in Bhubaneswar-Central, booth no 96 & 109 in Banki and booth no 128 & 130 in Ranpur, Nayagarh
EVM malfunction reported at booth no 232 at Hindol and Municipality's booth no 193 & 194
EVM glitches delayed voting at booth no 37 at Karanjia, booth no 212, 213 & 45 in Keonjhar, booth no 34 & 36 at Begunia, booth no 173, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183 at Jatni, booth no 281 at Anandapur, booth no 90 at Sarala, booth no 221, 243, 255 of Keonjhar Municipality
Voting delayed at booth no 5 at Balipatpur (Puri), booth no 179 at Rajabagicha, booth no 169 at Badambadi New Colony (Cuttack), booth no 122 at Katarapali (Sambalpur) due to EVM malfunction
Sambalpur: Voting delayed at polling booths no- 113 & 115 in Sakhigopinathpur due to EVM glitches
Voters line up at a booth in #Sambalpur to exercise their franchise #OdishaPollsWithOTV #OdishaPolls2019 #OdishaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/N2R3KFlddd
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
Voters at a polling station waiting for their turn to cast their votes in Keonjhar #OdishaPollsWithOTV #OdishaPolls2019 #OdishaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/Tk1g7L1TKP
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
Voters queue up at a polling booth in #Bhubaneswar as voting begins in 6 Lok Sabha & 42 Assembly constituencies in #OdishaPollsWithOTV #OdishaPolls2019 #OdishaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/icnl4hNw1R
— OTV (@otvnews) April 23, 2019
Voting delayed in booth no-243 of Bhubaneswar North constituency due to glitches in EVM
Out of the total voters, there are 47,99,030 male, 44,56,629 female and 1,163 belonging to the third gender category.
They will decide the fate of total 417 candidates -- 61 Lok Sabha and 356 Assembly -- in 10,464 booths.
The Election Commission has identified 3,186 critical polling booths while CCTVs have been installed in 779 booths and Central Armed Police Forces have been deployed in 596 polling stations.
As many as 20,778 volunteers and 6,190 vehicles have been engaged to assist 1,58,495 differently-abled voters.
Following technical glitches in Electronic Voting Machines in the second phase, re-polling has been recommended in nine polling stations located in Bonai (ST), Sundargarh (ST), Daspalla (SC), Attabira, Bargarh, Padampur, Surada and Brajarajnagar Assembly constituencies.
Elections are being held in four phases in Odisha.
[WITH IANS INPUTS]