Bhubaneswar: Voting for three Municipal Corporations namely Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Berhampur and 106 Municipalities/NACs in Odisha commenced at 8 AM today. The polling will continue till 5 PM.
Over 40 lakh voters will cast their votes during this urban local body election which is being held at 2989 booths in 1672 wards of the Municipalities/NACs and 1384 booths under 165 wards of the Municipal Corporations.
More than 22,000 polling personnel have been engaged for municipal elections 2022.
As many as 6411 candidates are in the fray, including 569 contesting for the post of Mayor/Chairperson and 5842 for the post of Corporator/Councilor.
Here are the live updates:
- More than 50% polling recorded till 5 PM.
- 45% polling recorded till 3PM in Odisha Municipal Election
- Poll violence in Nayagarh: Complaint has been filed at Khandapada Police station regarding attack on Khandapada Block Vice Chairman over political rivalry
- Odisha State Election Commissioner Aditya Prasad Padhi casts his vote in Unit 1
- Ollywood actor Sabyasachi Mishra casts his vote at Booth no. 509 in Ward no. 49 of Govt UP School Aiginia .
- Poll violence in Bhadrak: Youth stabbed in front of Booth no. 16 in Ward no. 9 in Dhamnagar. He has been shifted to hospital in Bhadrak in critical condition.
- Kandhamal MP Dr Achyuta Samanta casts his vote in Ward No. 25 in Kalinga Vidya Mandir. There are 2 booths for this Ward where 1925 voters will cast votes
- 32 % voter turnout till 12 noon in Odisha ULB polls; 21 % polling by 12 noon in the three Municipal Corporations, informed secretary to State Election Commissioner
- My best wishes to all candidates who are contesting in ULB election in my state – Odisha. I will urge everyone to please cast your vote. This is your right. Wish I were there in Bhubaneswar today. There is a whip issued today for compulsorily attending the Parliament session today – Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi
- Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra and his wife Debayani Nanda cast vote in Unit 1 Govt School
- Congress leader Md Moquim casts his voteat Booth no. 91 of Ward no. 14 in Cuttack
- Cuttack Congress Mayor Candidate Giribala Behera casts her vote in ward no. 4 in DAV School
- 21 % voter turnout till 11 AM in Odisha ULB polls: State Election Commissioner
- Cuttack BJP Mayor Candidate Sritam Das casts his vote in ward no. 10 in Mansinghpatna School
- Cuttack: BJD’s Mayor Candidate Subash Singh casts his vote at booth no. 84 in 13 no. ward along with his wife Nivedita Das
- Odisha CM urges people to cast their votes for the Municipal Elections today
- BJD’s Organisational secretary Pranab Prakash Das casts his vote at booth no. 8 in Jajpur
- EVM technical glitches delay polling at booth no. 338 in Jharpada, Bhubaneswar.
- 10 % voter turnout till 9 AM in Odisha ULB polls
- Congress leader Balangir MLA Narasingha Mishra casts his vote at booth no. 44 in Laxmi Narayana Pada of Balangir. 78,723 voters are casting their votes in Balangir in 84 polling booths
- Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik casts his vote at the 544 no. booth of 53 no. ward. Heavy security arrangement had been made for the CM’s visit here.
Kalinga AI