Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Polling began on Monday for by-election to Padampur assembly constituency in Odisha s Bargarh district, amid tight security arrangements, an Election Commission official said. India News | Odisha: Voting Begins for By-poll to Padampur Assembly Seat.
At least 1,400 police personnel and nine companies of central paramilitary forces have been deployed for the by-election, the official said. All the entry and exit points of the constituency were sealed as the assembly segment was earlier considered as a Maoist-infested area, he said. 📰 Padampur By-Election 2022: Over 29% Polling in First Four Hours in Odisha Bypoll.
Over 80 per cent polling was recorded in by-poll to Padampur assembly constituency in Odisha's Bargarh district, an Election Commission official said.As per preliminary reports, the total voter turnout was little more than 80 per cent, which is .
Umesh Panigrahi an NRI living in Oman who returned home with the sole purpose of exercising his democracy rights by casting his vote in Padampur Bypoll Panigrahi 38 is elated after casting vote for the first time in his life
Moderate to high turnout was recorded on Monday in by-elections to the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat and six assembly seats in five states, barring Rampur in Uttar Pradesh where only around 31 per cent of electors cast their votes.