Featured

64% In Odisha Cast Vote Till 5 PM

By
OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Voting in the second phase in Odisha for 5 Lok Sabha and 35 State seats was held on Thursday, with 64 per cent polling recorded till 5 PM.

The voting turnout, however, expected to go up as the polling is still underway and will continue in some booths till late evening, the State Chief Electoral Officer Sunrendra Kumar said at a media briefing. The trend indicates, the polling percentage could go up to 71 per cent, he added.

Voting was delayed in dozens of booths in Balangir, Kandhamal and Sundargarh districts due to technical glitches in the EVM machines.

In 2014, the overall voter turnout in Odisha stood at 72.5 per cent.

Kumar said re-polling will be held in six booths for lapses on part of the polling officials during replacement of EVMs and VVPAT machines.

In the first phase, the polling recorded till 6 PM was 68 per cent but went up to 73.76 per cent in the final tally.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

New Artist To Play King Kansa Role During Dhanu Yatra In Odisha’s Bargarh

Bargarh: A new artist will be selected to play the mythological character King Kansa during…

November 22, 2024

Shah Rukh’s Daughter Suhana Khan Brutally Trolled For Vivo Ad [Watch]

Mumbai: Suhana Khan will be making her Bollywood debut with ‘King’ along with her superstar…

November 22, 2024

Badshah Comes Out In Support Of Diljit Dosanjh In Alcohol Controversy

New Delhi: After Diljit Dosanjh called out the double standards of Telangana government for banning…

November 22, 2024

World War 3 Has Begun, Says Ukraine’s Former Military Chief

New Delhi: Recent actions and counter-actions in the Russia-Ukraine conflict have pushed the world to the…

November 22, 2024

3 Arrested With Fake IPS Officers’ Uniforms, Identity Cards In Odisha’s Balangir

Balangir: Three persons were arrested and fake IPS officers’ uniforms along with fake identity cards…

November 22, 2024

‘I Want To Talk’: Twitterati Lauds Abhishek Bachchan, Say He Is Better Than Amitabh

Mumbai: Abhishek Bachchan’s highly-anticipated film ‘I Want To Talk’ released in theatres on Friday, and the…

November 22, 2024

Cash-For-Vote Row: BJP Leader’s Defamation Notice Against Rahul Gandhi, Kharge

New Delhi: Accused of giving cash to secure votes ahead of election day in Maharashtra,…

November 22, 2024

CM Mohan Majhi Attends ‘Odisha State Day’ Celebrations At IITF In Delhi

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi attended the ‘Odisha State Day Celebrations’ at the 43rd…

November 22, 2024