Orissa reports 53% voters turns out in First Phase Poll

24/7 News Network: At least 53% voter turnout reported in 10 Lok Sabha and 70 Assembly constituencies in Orissa that went to polls today. Barring a few incidents of setting the polling booths on fire and looting of the EVMs by the Naxals in Kalimela, Malkangiri, the polls were by and large peaceful. Interestingly, people rejected the polling in over 40 booths in the state. In some polling booths, malfunctioning of the EVMs delayed the polling. The relief camp in Kandhamal reported a voter turnout of 80 per cent. Nabarangpur reported the highest number of polling with 60 per cent.

Here are the polling percentage in each district of the state:

Rayagada - 48%, Nabarangpur - 60%, Gajapati - 50%, Kandhamal - 53%, Malkangiri - 41%, Bolangir - 54%, Bargarh - 47%, Boudh - 55%, Koraput - 45%, Ganjam - 53%, Kalahandi - 57%, Deogarh - 55%, Anugul - 57.5%, Sambalpur - 50%, Jharsuguda - 57.5%, Sonepur - 57%, Sundargarh - 48%, Nayagarh - 59%, and Nuapara - 53%.

Election Schedule

Election Schedule

• Phase 1 - April 16
• Phase 2 - April 23
• Phase 3 - April 30
• Phase 4 - May 7
• Phase 5 - May 13

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Udupi: 'BJP Likely to Win 22 Seats in Lok Sabha Polls in State'

Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (RD/SP)

Udupi, Mar 4: BJP is likely to win 22 out of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state in the forthcoming polls, said state transport minister R Ashok.

Addressing the media persons in the district BJP office here on Tuesday March 3 afternoon, minister Ashok said that the meetings of party workers have already been convened in all the taluks across the state. “The BJP bagged 18 seats in the last Lok Sabha polls in the state. The people are nursing the ambition making L K Advani the future Prime Minister of the country. The increasing popularity of chief minister B S Yeddyurappa will also work to the advantage of the BJP,” he added.

Meanwhile, the BJP will go to the voters with a clear call to shun the Congress that has not been able to safeguard the people against terrorism and rising prices of essential commodities. “Congress Party is a broken house; JDS is at its lowest ebb. These things make the prospects of the BJP winning a large number of seats in the election brighter, in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls,” he said. Victory of D V Sadanand Gowda who will contest Lok Sabha polls from Udupi – Chikmagalur Loksabha constituency is a certainty,” he asserted.

MLA Raghupati Bhat, MLC Kota Srinivas Poojary, local BJP leaders Katpady Shankar Poojary, Somashekar Bhat, Devendra Prabhu, Gujjady Prabhakar Nayak, Raghavendra Kini, municipal councilor Dinakar Shetty, Urban Development Authority president Sudhakar Shetty and others were present on the occasion.