Odisha will go to poll simultaneously for 21 LS and 147 Assembly seats in four phases

Bhubaneswar, March 16 -- Odisha will go to poll simultaneously for 21 Lok Sabha and 147 Assembly seats in four phases on May 13, 20, 25, and June 1.

State Chief Electoral Officer Nikunja Bihari Dhal told newsmen here on Saturday that as per the ECI notifications, four Lok Sabha seats and 28 Assembly seats will go to the polls on May 13 while polling will be held for five Lok Sabha seats and 35 Assembly seats on May 20.

On May 25 and June 1 Six Lok Sabha seats and 42 Assembly seats each will go to the polls on these two dates in the state.

Dhal said out of 21 Lok Sabha seats, three were reserved for SC and 5 for ST while in case of 147 Assembly seats 24 seats were reserved for Scheduled Caste and 33 for the Scheduled Tribes.

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