Lok Sabha elections 2019: Odisha records 64% voter turnout in second phase

Odisha recorded about 64 per cent voter turnout (till 5 pm on Thursday) in the second phase of polling in five Lok Sabha and 35 assembly seats.

The Lok Sabha seats that went for the quinquennial polls were Bargarh, Sundargarh, Bolangir, Kandhamal and Aska.

“About 63-64 per cent polling is recorded by 5 pm. Polling today passed off peacefully. The numbers are likely to change”, Surendra Kumar, chief electoral officer, (Odisha) told media persons.

Although polling was largely uneventful, voting was stopped at six booths due to cross-pairing of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPATs) machines.

The cross pairing was