Bhubaneswar: Arrangements are in place to ensure free and fair voting in over10,000 booths in the fourth phase of polls for six Lok Sabha and 41 assembly seats in Odisha on Monday, a senior poll official said. Polling will be held in:
- Mayurbhanj
- Balasore
- Bhadrak
- Jajpur
- Kendrapara
- Jagatsinghpur, and 41 assembly segments that come under them.
While the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) has been deployed in the critical and sensitive booths, steps have been taken to maintain a close vigil in trouble-prone areas.
This will be thefinal phase of polling in Odisha, except for Patkura assembly seat, where voting is scheduled to be held on May 19 following the death of the BJD candidate. Over 95.14 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in 10,792 booths to decide the fate of 388 candidates in the fourth phase.
Arrangements have been made to webcast the polling process at 700 booths, the official said. Poll vehicles have been provided with GPS tracking system and digital and video cameras will be positioned in the booths, he said.
Over 60,000 polling personnelhave been engaged to conduct polling on Monday, he said. Arrangements have also been made for providing tents and chairs in the booths to give respite to the voters from the scorching heat, the poll official said.
Vehicles have been deployed to transport differently abled voters, while wheel chairs and volunteers will be available for assistance at the polling booths, he added.