All total 468 candidates filed nomination for third phase elections in Odisha to six Lok Sabha and 42 Assembly seats.
The nomination for the third phase elections ended today and the CEO office sources here said on the last day today, as many as 221 candidates filed their nomination papers.
Chief Electoral office sources here said while 186 filed nominations for Assembly seats, 35 candidates filed nominations for Lok Sabha seats.
In total 399 candidates filed nominations for 42 Assembly seats and 69 for six Lok Sabha seats for the third phase election in Odisha.
The six Lok Sabha seats going to polls on April 23 next in the third phase are Sambalpur, Keonjhar(ST), Dhenkanal, Cuttack, ,Puri and Bhubaneswar.
The scrutiny of the nomination papers would be made on April 5 and the last date for the withdrawal of candidature has been fixed on April 8 next.
CEO sources said 17 candidates filed their nominations for the fourth phase of the election scheduled to be held on April 29 next.
With these so far total 37 candidates have filed their nominations for the fourth phase of elections in the state.
Filing of nomination for the fourth phase election will continue till April 9 and scrutiny will be held on April 10. April 12 has been fixed as the last date for the withdrawal of candidature.
Mayurbhanj(ST), Balasore, Bhadrak(SC), Jajpur (SC), Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur ( SC) Lok Sabha seats and the 42 assembly seats falling under these parliamentary constituencies will go to polls on April 29 in the fourth and final phase elections in Odisha. (UNI)
