The nail-biting contest for Bhubaneswar-Central assembly seat and other constituencies in Odisha where MLAs won by narrow margins, highlighting the importance of every single vote in elections.
A physician who went missing from his official quarters at Kalimela community health centre (CHC) in Malkangiri district on June 1, was traced to Mysuru in Karnataka. The missing doctor, Amlan Bhoi, a native of Kandhamal, is safe and in good health. Initial findings do not show any kidnap angle. More details will be known once the team reaches Malkangiri. Police have refuted theories of rebel involvement. The parents had sought assistance in locating their son. Handwritten Maoist poster found in the verandah raised suspicions, but police dismissed the theory.
The rural-urban divide in voter turnout continued on Saturday across the district with three urban based assembly segments failing to pass the halfway mark. Bara assembly seat in Allahabad parliamentary constituency recorded the highest voter turnout, while Allahabad north in Phulpur parliamentary seat recorded the lowest voter turnout. Among all the seats, Bara assembly segment with 57.58% had the highest voting percentage. Learn more about the rural-urban voter turnout divide in this article.
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