Bhubaneswar, March 16 -- As many as 3.34 crore voters will exercise their franchise in the upcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Odisha.

The elections for 21 Lok Sabha seats and 147 Assembly segments in the state will be held in four phases in between May 13 and June 1.

Altogether 1.69 crore male voters and 1.65 crore female voters will cast their votes in the ensuing polls in Odisha, said Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunj Bihari Dhal at a presser here today.

The state has altogether 3,438 third gender voters, over 5 lakh differently-abled voters and over 3 lakh senior citizen voters (Above 85 years), he added.

It is mandatory for the voters to produce either their Voter ID card or any other identity proof at the polling sta...