Election to politically-sensitive Patkura assembly seat on

Election to the politically- important Patkura assembly seat in Odisha, which had to be postponed twice in the past few months, will be held amidst elaborate arrangements on Saturday to ensure free and fair polling, an official said.

The constituency is witnessing one of the most interesting political battles in Odisha with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's bete noire, Bijoy Mohapatra of the BJP, locked in a fight with BJD nominee, Sabitri Agarwal.

Mohapatra is contesting from the seat in his bid to make an entry into state Assembly after almost two decades,