Bhubaneswar, March 16: Odisha will vote in the Lok Sabha elections and assembly polls simultaneously in four phases, the Election Commission announced on Saturday. The polling will be held on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1, it said. There are 21 Lok Sabha seats in the state, and a 147-member assembly.

On May 13, polling will be held for 28 assembly seats and four Lok Sabha constituencies. In the next phase on May 20, voting will be held for 35 assembly seats and five Lok Sabha constituencies. Lok Sabha Election 2024 Schedule: State-Wise, Constituency-Wise List of Seats and Polling Dates.

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Constituency-Wise Polling Date in Odisha

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 Constituency Polling Date
1 Bargarh  May 20
2 Sundargarh  May 20
3 Sambalpur  May 25
4 Keonjhar  May 25
5 Mayurbhanj  June 1
6 Balasore  June 1
7 Bhadrak  June 1
8 Jajpur  June 1
9 Dhenkanal  May 25
10 Bolangir  May 20
11 Kalahandi  May 13
12 Nabarangpur  May 13
13 Kandhamal  May 20
14 Cuttack  May 25
15 Kendrapara  June 1
16 Jagatsinghpur  June 1
17 Puri  May 25
18 Bhubaneswar  May 25
19 Aska  May 20
20 Berhampur  May 13
21 Koraput  May 13

On May 25, voting for 42 assembly segments and six Lok Sabha seats will be held. The polling for the remaining 42 assembly seats and six Lok Sabha constituencies will be held on June 1. The counting of votes will be held on June 4. Lok Sabha Election 2024 Schedule: General Elections To Be Held in West Bengal in Seven Phases; Check Dates.

In the 2019 elections, BJD won 12 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats, while the BJP secured eight and Congress managed one seat. In the assembly, the BJD bagged 113 seats, the BJP won 23 seats, the Congress secured nine seats, the CPI(M) won one, and also an Independent candidate won.

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