Bhubaneswar, April 18 -- The Election Commission of India on Thursday issued a Gazette notification for the fourth phase of General Elections 2024. This phase will witness polling for 96 Lok Sabha seats across 10 states including Odisha.

Apart from polling in four LS seats in Odisha on May 13, the other States which will go to poll on the same day are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Jammu & Kashmir.

Polling for the fourth phase is scheduled for May 13, with voting commencing from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The filing of nominations will start today. The last date for filing nominations is April 25. While the nomination papers will be scrutinized on April 26, candidates ca...