{"id":26949,"date":"2024-05-23T17:31:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T17:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/23\/phase-iii-polls-in-odisha-94-48-lakh-voters-to-decide-to-fate-of-447-candidates-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T17:31:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T17:31:14","slug":"phase-iii-polls-in-odisha-94-48-lakh-voters-to-decide-to-fate-of-447-candidates-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/23\/phase-iii-polls-in-odisha-94-48-lakh-voters-to-decide-to-fate-of-447-candidates-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Phase-III Polls in Odisha: 94.48 Lakh Voters to Decide to Fate of 447 Candidates &#8211; N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>10515 polling stations.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>121 companies of CAPF deployment.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Female Security guards.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Emergency medical facilities.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Bhubaneswar:<\/strong> Campaigning for the third phase of elections in the state has ended on Thursday. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The third phase of polling will\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">be held<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on Saturday\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0all the preparations for this have\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">been completed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">of the state<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has informed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In this phase, 94.48 lakh voters of six Lok Sabha constituencies of 03-Sambalpur, 04- Keonjhar (ST), 09-Dhenkanal, 14-Cuttack, 17-Puri and 18-Bhubaneswar along with 42 assembly constituencies under it will decide the fate of 447 candidates on May 25 in the sixth phase of the concurrent general election-2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Among the 94.48 lakh voters, 48.29 lakh are men, 46.17 lakh are women and 1291 are of third gender. The gender ratio of voters stands at 956. The electorate includes 2.37 lakh first-time voters aged 18-19 years and 18.45 lakh young voters aged 20-29\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">years<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a total of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a064 candidates (55 males,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a09\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">females) for the six parliamentary constituencies and 383 candidates (339 males, 44 females) for the 42 assembly constituencies within these parliamentary constituencies\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0set<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to test their fate during the 3rd phase of elections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Informing the media, CEO Nikunj Bihari Dhal said that all preparations for the third\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">phase of voting<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in the state have\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">been completed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Election Commission has set up\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a total of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a010,515 polling stations and 36 additional polling stations for this phase, with approximately 896 voters per polling station. About 1500 polling stations will\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">be fully managed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0by women staff\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a030 will\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">be\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">fully<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0handled<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0by differently-abled staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Special<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0emphasis\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is placed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on security arrangements for polling.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">121<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0companies of CAPF will\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">be deployed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to maintain peace. Apart from the\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">strong<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0room, the CEO has ordered them to\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">be deployed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0at around 2,000 polling stations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Along with this, Dhal has appealed to more\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">number of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0voters to exercise their right to vote. For the voters\u2019 comfort, the commission has made various arrangements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arrangements for polling day include volunteers to help senior and disabled voters\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">with their<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0transport from home to booths and booths at home. As far as possible, there will be booths with female security guards.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Minimum\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">facilities of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0drinking water, toilets and shade have\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">been ensured<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in the polling booths for the voters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As per\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">IMD<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0heat waves are not expected on the polling day\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">still<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0there will be emergency medical facilities, ORS, etc. A Para-Medical Staff along with a Medical Officer will remain on standby. A heatstroke ward has\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">been set up<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0with drinking water stations have been arranged in various polling stations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With these arrangements\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in place<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Odisha is all set for a smooth and inclusive polling process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is worth noting that during this stage, heavyweight leaders like Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, BJD Organisational Secretary Pranab Prakash Das, BJP MPs Aparajita Sarangi and Pratap Sarangi, BJP National Spokesperson Sambit Patra along with Bhartruhari\u00a0Mahtab, Arup Patnaik, Santrupt Misra will be testing their luck.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] 10515 polling stations. 121 companies of CAPF deployment. Female Security guards. Emergency medical facilities. Bhubaneswar: Campaigning for the third phase of elections in the state has ended on Thursday. The third phase of polling will\u00a0be held\u00a0on Saturday\u00a0and\u00a0all the preparations for this have\u00a0been completed, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)\u00a0of the state\u00a0has informed. In this phase, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-states"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26949"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26951,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26949\/revisions\/26951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}