Bhubaneswar: By-election to Padampur assembly segment in Odisha will be held on December 5, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Saturday.
The results will be declared on December 8.
The bypoll was necessitated following the demise of senior BJD leader and five-time MLA Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha, who passed away at a private hospital late on October 2. Bariha was elected to the state assembly from Padampur seat in Bargarh district five times, including twice on Janata Dal ticket in 1990 and 1995, and three times as BJD nominee in 2000, 2009 and 2019.
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Notably, Odisha recently voted in the bypoll to Dhamnagar Assembly constituency, where the counting of votes will take place on Sunday. The by-election to the assembly segment in Bhadrak district saw a 3% drop in turnout and more women casting their votes.
The voter turnout was 68.98% against 71.93% in 2019. Also, 6441 more women voted than men in the by-election.
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