Odisha To Go To Twin Polls On May 13, 20, 25 & June 1

BHUBANESWAR: Simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Odisha are scheduled to be held in four phases, starting May 13, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Saturday. 

Polls will be held on May 13, 20, 25 and June 1. The counting of the votes will take place on June 4. 

In the first phase on May 13, the voting will be conducted for four Lok Sabha seats—Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Berhampur and Koraput, and 28 assembly constituencies under the four Parliamentary seats. 

On May 20, voting will take place for Bargarh, Sundargarh, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Aska Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 assembly constituencies under them. 

On May 25, the third phase voting for Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Puri, Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seats and their 42 assembly segments will be conducted while voting for Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituencies and 24 assembly seats will take place on the last and fourth phase June 1.