Bhubaneswar: The nomination filing process for four Lok Sabha and 28 Assembly constituencies in Odisha going to polls in the first phase on May 13 has ended on Thursday. The nomination process was started on 18 April.
The polling will be held in four Lok Sabha seats namely Kalahandi, Brahmpur, Koraput and Nabarangpur in the first phase along with 28 Assembly seats.
A total of 30 candidates have filed their nominations till Wednesday, for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls including 10 in Kalahandi, three in Nabarangpur, eight in Berhampur and nine in Koraput.
Similarly, 178 candidates have filed 336 nominations for 28 Assembly seats, including 15 in Nuapada, 12 in Khariar, six in Umerkote, four in Jharigam, seven in Nabarangpur, six in Dabugam, 11 in Lanjigarh, 15 in Junagarh, 12 in Dharamgarh, 11 in Bhawanipatna, 13 in Narla, 13 in Chhatrapur, eight in Gopalpur, 24 in Berhampur, 22 in Digapahandi, 11 in Chikiti, 14 in Mohana, 12 in Paralakhemundi, 16 in Gunupur, 13 in Bissam Cuttack, 16 in Rayagada, eight in Laxmipur, eight in Kotpad, nine in Jeypore, 14 in Koraput, 12 in Pottangi, 15 in Malkangiri, and nine in Chitrakonda will go to polls on May 13.
As per the notification of the Election Commission of India (ECI) notification, the scrutiny of the nomination papers will be held on Friday and candidates can withdraw their nominations by Monday, 29 April.
Polling for 21 Lok Sabha and 147 Assembly seats in Odisha will be held in four phases on May 13, 20, 25 and 1 June. The counting of votes will be held on 4 June.
In order to ensure a free, fair, and transparent General Election in Odisha in 2024, the utmost priority is given to security and law and order. Under the direction of Chief Electoral Officer Nikunj Bihari Dhal, the top police officials convened a meeting and decided to deploy 10 additional security forces. The additional security forces will commence their duties from 1 May 2024.
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