
Odisha Lok Sabha Election 2019 Dates, Schedule: The Lok Sabha elections in Odisha will be held in four phases, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora announced on Sunday. The Election Commission of India announced that the 17th general elections will be held in seven phases starting April 11 and the results will be announced on May 23.
Total number of LS seats in Odisha: 21
Here are the dates and number of seats that will go on polls
Phase I– The election will be held on April 11 on 4 seats.
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Phase II– The election will be held on April 18 on 5 seats.
Phase III– The election will be held on April 23 on 6 seats.
Phase IV– The election will be held on April 29 on 6 seats.
The Biju Janata Dal led by chief minister Naveen Patnaik had an upper hand in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections in Odisha, with the party winning 20 seats out of 21 limiting the BJP to just one seat in the state.
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