305 Candidates in Fray for 1st Phase Polls in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission has released the details of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies, for 4th phase of general elections or 1st phase of Odisha elections 2024.

Elections to the Odisha assembly and 21 Lok Sabha seats will be held in the final four of the seven general election phases.

Four Lok Sabha seats in southern and western parts—Kalahandi, Koraput, Nabarangpur and Berhampur — and 28 assembly seats under these parliamentary segments will vote on May 13 during the fourth phase. In the subsequent phase on May 20, five Lok Sabha seats in western and interior pockets — Bargarh, Sundargarh, Balangir, Kandhamal and Aska — and 35 assembly constituencies will vote in Odisha.

Six Lok Sabha seats each and 42 assembly seats falling under the areas will vote in the sixth and seventh phases on May 25 and June 1. The parliamentary segments from Odisha which will vote on sixth phase include Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Puri and Bhubaneswar, mostly western, central and coastal regions, while Lok Sabha constituencies in northern and coastal pockets like Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur will vote in the seventh phase. Counting of votes will be held on June 4.

A total of 3.32 crore electors, including 1.68 crore male, 1.64 crore female and 3,380 third genders, will exercise their franchise in the state during the polls in Odisha. The state has 9,060 voters aged above 100 years, while 7.54 lakh new voters will cast their votes for the first time.