Lok Sabha Election in Odisha 2024: Date, schedule, constituency details

NEW DELHI: Odisha Lok Sabha elections will be conducted in four phases on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. Lok Sabha polls will be held in a 7 phases from 19 April to 1 June. The seven phases will cover 543 constituencies.

First phase to be held on 19th April, second phase on 26th April, third phase on 7th May, fourth phase on 13th May, fifth phase on 20th May, sixth phase on 25th May and the seventh phase on 1st June.

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CEC Rajiv Kumar said that total number of eligible voter are 96.8 crore.

"There is no place for bloodbath and violence in the elections...From wherever we will receive the information of violence, we will take action against them," says CEC Rajiv Kumar.

He further said that drone-based checking will be done at borders during polls. Money seizures rose by 835% to Rs 3,400 crore in last 11 state polls during 2022-23; we won't allow misuse of money power.

Additionally, Kumar said, "Ready to facilitate vote from home for electors above 85 years of age and for persons with disabilities."

Odisha has 21 Lok Sabha constituencies out of which 13 are unreserved and the rest are reserved for SC and ST category . In 2019 BJD firmly secured 12 seats while BJP got 8 and 1 was won by Congress.

2,37,90,972 voters out of 3,12,52,333 electors cast their votes and the voter turnout was 76.1% Elections for the 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha were conducted in four phases -- from April 11 to 29, 2019.

Simultaneous elections were also held for the 147-member Odisha Assembly, in which BJD won 113 seats, BJP secured 23 seats and INC got 9 seats. CPM and IND secured one seat each. Naveen Patnaik became the chief minister for fifth consecutive time and is currently the second-longest serving CM in India only behind Pawan Chamling.

Politics in Odisha appears to be undergoing a significant transformation. Speculations suggest that the ruling Biju Janata Dal, led by Naveen Patnaik, may form an alliance with the BJP, the primary opposition party, before the upcoming elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to the state sparked further interest as he refrained from criticizing the Odisha government, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, or the BJD.
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