The results of the Sambhalpur Lok Sabha Constituency will be declared today. The counting of votes began on the Parliamentary seat in Odisha at 8 am on Thursday, May 23. Voting for the Sambhalpur seat took place in the third phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Sambhalpur is one of the key Lok Sabha constituencies of Odisha. Before delimitation, the legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Padmapur, Melchhamunda, Bijepur, Bhatli, Bargarh, Sambalpur and Rairakhol. Following delimitation, it comprises of assembly seats -Kuchinda, Rengali, Sambalpur, Rairakhol, Deogarh, Chhendipada, and Athmallik. The seat is not reserved for any category and its constituency number is 3. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Voting In 7 Phases From April 11 to May 19, Counting And Results On May 23; Check All Dates For General Elections.

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) fielded Nalini Kanta Pradhan, while the Congress gave the ticket to Sarat Pattanayak from Sambhalpur. Whereas, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded sitting MLA Nitesh Ganga Deb from here.  The last date of filing nominations for the seat was April 4. The scrutiny of nominations papers took place on April 5. Meanwhile, the last date of withdrawal of candidature was April 8. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase II: List of States And Constituencies Voting On April 18.

Details of Phase-III elections:

Issue of Notification March 28
Last date for filing nomination April 4
Scrutiny of nomination April 5
Last date for withdrawal of candidature April 8
Date Of Poll April 23
Date of Result May 23

Watch: Details of Phase II of Lok Sabha Polls 2019

In 2014, Nagendra Kumar Pradhan had won the seat on the BJD ticket defeating BJP's Suresh Pujari with a margin of over 30,000 votes. While, Congress' sitting MP Amarnath Pradhan came at the third spot.  The BJD had won three Lok Sabha elections from this constituency from 1998 to 2004. Meanwhile, in 2004, Pradhan had won the seat on Congress ticket.

List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote On April 23 In Phase III

State (No. of seats voting in this phase) Constituencies
Assam (4) Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Guhati
Bihar (5) Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Araria, Madhepura, Khagaria
Chhattisgarh (7) Surguja, Raigarh, Janjgir-Champa, Korba, Bilaspur, Durg, Raipur
Gujarat (26) Kachchh, Banaskantha, Patan, Mahesana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad East, Ahmedabad West, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Anand, Kheda, Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara, Chhota Udaipur, Bharuch, Bardoli, Surat, Navsari, Valsad
Goa (2) Noth Goa, South Goa
Jammu And Kashmir (1) Anantnag
Karnataka (14) Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal, Bellary, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Davanagere, Shimoga
Kerala (20) Kasaragod, Kannur, Vatakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakkad, Alathur, Thrissur, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikara, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram
Maharashtra (14) Jalgaon, raver, Jalna, Aurangabad, Raigad, Pune, Baramati, Ahmednagar, Madha, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Hatkanangle
Odisha (6) Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Puri, Bhubaneswar
Uttar Pradesh (10) Moradabad, Rampur, Sambhal, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etah, Badaun, Aonla, Bareilly, Pilibhit
West Bengal (5) Balurghat, Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur, Murshidabad
Dadra And Nagar Haveli (1) Dadra And Nagar Haveli
Daman And Diu (1) Daman And Diu

On March 10, the Election Commission of India announced dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The elections will take place in seven phases, and the results will be declared on May 23. Along with Lok Sabha elections, the second phase voting for Odisha Assembly Elections 2019 will also take place on the same date.

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