Election 2024: Last Day Of Campaigning In Odisha For 4th Phase Of Elections

The fourth phase of election campaigning will conclude today. Voting will be held on Saturday, June 1. Candidates from several parties, as well as heavyweights and celebrity campaigners, will campaign with fresh zeal on the final day to woo voters.

The fourth phase of Odisha’s elections will include voting in six parliamentary constituencies and 42 assembly seats. On June 1, the fourth phase of voting will take place in the Lok Sabha seats of Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, and Jagatsinghpur, as well as the 42 Legislative Assembly seats. The fates of numerous heavyweights will be decided.

Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Naik is contesting from Mahakalapada seat while Pratap Dev is contesting from Aul assembly seat in Kendrapada district,, Tusarkanti Behera from Kakatpur, Prithiranjan Ghadai from Sukinda and Ashwini Patra from Jaleswar. MP Pramila Mallik is contesting from Binjharpur seat while ruling party Chief Secretary Prashant Muduli is contesting from Jagatsinghpur.

Former Minister Prafula Samal is trying his luck from the Bhadrak seat. Former PCC President Niranjan Patnaik is contesting from Bhandaripokhari seat while BJP state President Manmohan Samal is contesting from the Chandbali seat.

In the 2019 elections, the BJD performed well in these seats. BJD won four of the six Lok Sabha seats, while the BJP won only two. BJD won in Jaipur, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, and Bhadrak. The BJP won both Mayurbhanj and Balasore. The BJD won 60 percent of the seats in the previous Lok Sabha election, while the BJP won 40 percent.

Similarly, BJD won 33 of 42 assembly seats. The BJP secured nine seats. The BJP won a maximum of six of the nine assembly seats in Mayurbhanj district, including Jashipur, Saraskana, Rairangpur, Udla, Baripada, and Badasahi. The Balasore, Dhamnagar, and Nilgiri seats were also hotly contested. Later, in the by-election, the BJD won the Balasore seat. BJD’s Success rate was 78.57 percent while BJP’s success rate was 21.42 percent. The last day of campaigning in Odisha is worth keeping a watch on.