Polling Underway For Assembly Elections In Andhra Pradesh And Odisha

In Andhra Pradesh, voting is taking place simultaneously for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. Polling is underway for all 175 assembly constituencies and 25 Lok Sabha seats of the state. As many as 454 candidates are in the fray for Lok Sabha and 2,387 for Assembly polls. Over 4 crore voters eligible to cast their ballots.

In Odisha, polling is taking place for four Lok Sabha and 28 Assembly seats today. The four Lok Sabha seats where voting is taking place are Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Berhampur and Koraput. Odisha has a total of 147 Assembly seats. Among the Assembly segments, Dharamgarh constituency in Kalahandi district



has the highest number of about 2 lakh 62 thousand voters. In contrast, the Laxmipur seat in the Koraput district has the lowest, with around 1 lakh 74 thousand voters. 

The highest number of 17 candidates are trying their luck from the Berhampur Assembly constituency in Ganjam district, while the lowest three candidates each are in the fray for Jharigaon, Nabarangpur, and Dabugaon constituencies.

Voting for single phase Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh for 175 seats and 28 Legislative Assembly seats of Odisha are also being held today.