Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded a voter turnout of 39.30% till 1.00 pm in the first phase of elections at four Lok Sabha and 28 Assembly constituencies on Monday.
Till 1 pm, 39.30% of the 62.87 lakh voters exercised their franchise, Election Commission officials said. The highest voter turnout was recorded in the tribal-dominated Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat at 42.67% followed by Nabarangpur (42.65%), Koraput (36.64%), and Berhampur (34.97%).
The polling was peaceful as no untoward incident was reported from any polling booth.
Odisha CEO Nikunja Dhal said that EVM glitches were found in several places and they were replaced within 30 minutes. As many as 65 Ballot Units (BU), 83 Control Units (CU), and 110 VVPATs have been replaced so far.
