Lok Sabha elections 2019: Odisha records 66% voter turnout in Phase-I polls

Odisha recorded 66 per cent voter turnout in the first phase of the twin Lok Sabha and assembly polls with voters defying a blazing sun to cast their vote.

In the first phase, people voted for four Lok Sabha constituencies and 28 assembly segments in the state. The Parliamentary constituencies that went to polls were Nabarangpur, Koraput, Kalahandi and Berhampur, all in southern Odisha hinterland.

Elections are being held in Odisha simultaneously for 21 Lok Sabha constituencies and 147 assembly segments in a staggered manner, spread over a month in four phases. The first phase of elections will decide the fate of