Odisha elections | 75.68% turnout in first phase on May 13: CEO
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Odisha's CEO reports 75.68% voter turnout in Lok Sabha and assembly elections, with Nabarangpur recording highest at 85.61%.
Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) N.B. Dhal on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, said the voter turnout in the first phase of polling in four Lok Sabha seats and 28 assembly segments in the State on May 13 was 75.68 per cent.
The CEO said the voter turnout may further increase after receipt of postal votes.
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He said the highest voter turnout of 82.16 per cent was recorded in Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
The CEO said Nabarangpur was followed by Kalahandi (77.90 pc), Koraput (77,53 PC) and Berhampur (65.41 pc).
Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are being held simultaneously in Odisha.
Meanwhile, a report said the tribal tribal-dominated Nabarangpur district with four assembly segments under the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha seat said the district recorded an impressive voter turnout of over 84.57 per cent, surpassing its previous record of approximately 80 per cent set in 2019.
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