Dhamnagar bypoll: 38.75 per cent votes forged until 1 pm, two injured in conflict

By PTI

BHUBANESHWAR: A complete 38.75 per cent voters exercised their franchise within the Dhamnagar meeting by-poll until 1 pm on Thursday, an Election Commission official mentioned.

Despite the strict safety for the day, there have been experiences of clashes between BJD and BJP employees in polling cubicles 169 and 170 at Rameswarpur within the constituency whereas voting was on and two individuals have been injured.

The native police mentioned the conflict occured when employees of 1 occasion tried to place up posters contained in the prohibited 100 m distance from the polling sales space and was resisted by supporters of the opposite occasion.

A case was registered on the native police station on the premise of allegations of the 2 sides and the injured have been taken to a close-by hospital, the police mentioned.

The EC official mentioned voting is underway in all of the 252 polling stations of the constituencies, of which 110 cubicles have been declared delicate.

There shall be webcasting in 126 cubicles.

Some preliminary EVM glitches have been reported within the morning after polling started at 7 am and have been instantly solved, he mentioned.

Pick up and drop preparations have been made out there for voters with bodily disabilities, the official mentioned.

A complete 2.38 lakh voters – 1.23 lakh males and 1.15 lakh ladies – are eligible to train their franchise on this by-poll which can finish at 6 pm Thursday.

A complete 1000 police personnel and 4 firms of central paramilitary forces (every firm has 100 personnel) have been deployed for the by-election.

The entry and exit factors of the constituency have been mandatorily sealed.

He mentioned a 1,008 polling officers have been deployed within the constituency.

There are 15 mannequin cubicles and 5 pink cubicles, which have ladies safety personnel and polling officers.

The constituency has within the earlier elections recorded round 70 per cent voter turnout.

In the 2019 meeting ballot 72.64 per cent of the voters exercised their franchise.

The determine in 2014 was 73.46 per cent.

The counting for this version shall be held on November 6.

The by-poll is witnessing a combat between 5 candidates, however eyes are educated on the competition between ruling BJD candidate Abanti Das and the occasion rebel-turned-Independent candidate Rajendra Das, who was not allotted a ticket within the final minute.

BJP has fielded Suryabanshi Suraj, son of former MLA Bishnu Charan Sethi, whose loss of life on September 19 necessitated the by-election.

Congress has fielded advocate Baba Harekrushna Sethi, and AAP has nominated Anwar Sheikh.

Meanwhile, a polling officer Natabar Munda died on Wednesday night time earlier than reaching the sales space, officers mentioned.

Munda, who works as an assistant trainer at Olanga Nodal U.P. School (ONUPS) in Bhadrak, fell sick earlier than going to the polling sales space and was instantly rushed to a close-by hospital.

He was later rushed to SCB medical school hospital the place he died throughout therapy, the official mentioned.

State Chief Electoral Officer S Okay Lohani mentioned Rs 15 lakh shall be given by the EC to the bereaved household as compensation.

BHUBANESHWAR: A complete 38.75 per cent voters exercised their franchise within the Dhamnagar meeting by-poll until 1 pm on Thursday, an Election Commission official mentioned.

Despite the strict safety for the day, there have been experiences of clashes between BJD and BJP employees in polling cubicles 169 and 170 at Rameswarpur within the constituency whereas voting was on and two individuals have been injured.

The native police mentioned the conflict occured when employees of 1 occasion tried to place up posters contained in the prohibited 100 m distance from the polling sales space and was resisted by supporters of the opposite occasion.

A case was registered on the native police station on the premise of allegations of the 2 sides and the injured have been taken to a close-by hospital, the police mentioned.

The EC official mentioned voting is underway in all of the 252 polling stations of the constituencies, of which 110 cubicles have been declared delicate.

There shall be webcasting in 126 cubicles.

Some preliminary EVM glitches have been reported within the morning after polling started at 7 am and have been instantly solved, he mentioned.

Pick up and drop preparations have been made out there for voters with bodily disabilities, the official mentioned.

A complete 2.38 lakh voters – 1.23 lakh males and 1.15 lakh ladies – are eligible to train their franchise on this by-poll which can finish at 6 pm Thursday.

A complete 1000 police personnel and 4 firms of central paramilitary forces (every firm has 100 personnel) have been deployed for the by-election.

The entry and exit factors of the constituency have been mandatorily sealed.

He mentioned a 1,008 polling officers have been deployed within the constituency.

There are 15 mannequin cubicles and 5 pink cubicles, which have ladies safety personnel and polling officers.

The constituency has within the earlier elections recorded round 70 per cent voter turnout.

In the 2019 meeting ballot 72.64 per cent of the voters exercised their franchise.

The determine in 2014 was 73.46 per cent.

The counting for this version shall be held on November 6.

The by-poll is witnessing a combat between 5 candidates, however eyes are educated on the competition between ruling BJD candidate Abanti Das and the occasion rebel-turned-Independent candidate Rajendra Das, who was not allotted a ticket within the final minute.

BJP has fielded Suryabanshi Suraj, son of former MLA Bishnu Charan Sethi, whose loss of life on September 19 necessitated the by-election.

Congress has fielded advocate Baba Harekrushna Sethi, and AAP has nominated Anwar Sheikh.

Meanwhile, a polling officer Natabar Munda died on Wednesday night time earlier than reaching the sales space, officers mentioned.

Munda, who works as an assistant trainer at Olanga Nodal U.P. School (ONUPS) in Bhadrak, fell sick earlier than going to the polling sales space and was instantly rushed to a close-by hospital.

He was later rushed to SCB medical school hospital the place he died throughout therapy, the official mentioned.

State Chief Electoral Officer S Okay Lohani mentioned Rs 15 lakh shall be given by the EC to the bereaved household as compensation.