Odisha saw a 22.64% voter turnout by 11 am in the last phase of simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections. Key incidents included an elderly man's death and one person injured in a clash. Voting was generally peaceful with some EVM glitches quickly resolved.
Odisha recorded around 37.64% voter turnout by 1 PM during the final phase of the simultaneous elections. Tragically, an assistant booth officer and an elderly man died, suspected to be from heatstroke, while one injury occurred in a group clash. Voting remained largely peaceful despite some EVM glitches.
Voting started at 7 am in Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Puri parliamentary constituencies along with 42 assembly segments within the jurisdiction of these Lok Sabha seats.
Odisha recorded a 7.43 per cent voter turnout till 9 am in six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 assembly segments on Saturday. Voting started at 7 am and has been peaceful so far. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Senior BJD leader V K Pandian were among early voters.
New Delhi: A voter turnout of 25.76 per cent was recorded till 11 am on Saturday in 58 constituencies in six states and two Union territories where polling is underway in the sixth phase of the Lok.