Bhubaneswar, April 18 -- A gazette notification regarding first phase elections in Odisha on May 13 was issued, today.

Filing of nominations will be allowed from today till April 25. Scrutinization of nomination papers will be held on April 26 while the last date for withdrawal of nominations is April 29.

Voting for four Lok Sabha constituencies (Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput, and Berhampur) and 28 Assembly seats will take place on May 13 from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

The second, third and fourth phase elections in Odisha will be held on May 20, May 25 and June 1, respectively.

The Odisha government has declaredholiday for its employees on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1 in order to facilitate them to cast votes for Lok Sabha and Assem...