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Bhubaneswar: 16/3/24:More than 3.34 crore voters will exercise their franchise in the upcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Odisha, said Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal at a presser here on Saturday.
According to the Chief Electoral Officer of Odisha, altogether 1.69 crore male voters and 1.65 crore female voters will cast their votes in the ensuing polls in Odisha. The state has altogether 3,438 third-gender voters, over 5 lakh differently-abled voters and more than 3 lakh senior citizen voters (Above 85 years).
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday announced the schedule for Simultaneous General Elections for 21 Parliamentary Constituencies and 147 Assembly Constituencies in Odisha will be held in four phases between May 13 and June 1.
Here is the total number of Parliamentary/Assembly Constituencies in the State and the number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribe candidates as under:
| State | Total | Reserved for SCs | Reserved for STs |
| No. of PCs | 21 | 03 | 05 |
| No. of ACs | 147 | 24 | 33 |
A total of 30 District Election Officers including 21 Returning Officers (PC), 131 Returning Officers (AC) and 294 Asst. Returning Officers (AC) have been appointed and trained to conduct elections smoothly. Besides, around 2.70 lakh polling personnel (including 20% reserve) are being trained to be deployed in the Polling Stations throughout the State. Each PS shall be manned by a Presiding Officer & five Polling Officers
As per the announcement of ECI, elections will be conducted in Odisha in four phases.
Simultaneous General Elections 2024 Schedule:
| Poll Events | Schedule
(4th Phase) |
Schedule
(5th Phase) |
Schedule
(6th Phase) |
Schedule
(7th Phase) |
| Date of Issue of Gazette Notification | 18 Apr 2024
(Thursday) |
26 Apr 2024
(Friday) |
29 Apr 2024
(Monday) |
07 May 2024
(Tuesday) |
| Last Date of Nominations | 25 Apr 2024 (Thursday) | 03 May 2024 (Friday) | 06 May 2024 (Monday) | 14 May 2024 (Tuesday) |
| Date of Scrutiny of Nominations | 26 Apr 2024 (Friday) | 04 May 2024 (Saturday) | 07 May 2024 (Tuesday) | 15 May 2024 (Wednesday) |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures | 29 Apr 2024 (Monday) | 06 May 2024 (Monday) | 09 May 2024 (Thursday) | 17 May 2024 (Friday) |
| Date of Poll | 13 May 2024 (Monday) | 20 May 2024 (Monday) | 25 May 2024 (Saturday) | 01 June 2024 (Saturday) |
| Date of Counting | 04 June 2024 (Tuesday) | |||
| Date before which election shall be completed | 06 June 2024 (Thursday) | |||
The phase-wise polling schedule is as under:-
| Schedule | No & Name of PC |
| 4th Phase | 11-Kalahandi
12-Nabarangpur (ST) 20-Berhampur 21-Koraput (ST) |
| 5th Phase | 1 – Bargarh
2 – Sundargarh (ST) 10-Bolangir 13-Kandhamal 19-Aska |
| 6th Phase | 3-Sambalpur
4-Keonjhar (ST) 9-Dhenkanal 14-Cuttack 17-Puri 18-Bhubaneswar |
| 7th Phase | 5- Mayurbhanj (ST)
6-Balasore 7-Bhadrak (SC) 8-Jajpur (SC) 15-Kendrapara 16-Jagatsinghpur (SC) |
As per instruction of ECI, electors shall have to produce the EPIC or any one of the below-mentioned 12 (twelve) photo identity documents for establishing their identity at the polling station before casting their vote.
- Aadhaar Card,
- MNREGA Job Card,
- Passbooks with photograph issued by Bank/Post Office,
- Health Insurance Smart Card issued under the scheme of the Ministry of Labour,
- Driving License,
- PAN Card,
- Smart Card issued by RGI under NPR,
- Indian Passport,
- Pension document with photograph,
- Service Identity Cards with photographs issued to employees by Central/State Govt./PSUs/Public Limited Companies,
- Official identity cards issued to MPs / MLAs / MLCs and
- Unique Disability ID (UDID) Card, issued by M/o Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India.
