Bhubaneswar, May 21: In the second phase of simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha polls held on Monday in Odisha, the state recorded an approximate 69.34% voter turnout.

The second phase of polling concluded smoothly in Odisha, covering 35 assembly seats and five Lok Sabha constituencies, namely Sundargarh, Aska, Bolangir, Kandhamal, and Bargarh.

Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency saw the highest turnout at 76.20%, followed by Bolangir with 71.46%.

The voter turnout for the Parliamentary Constituencies was approximately: Aska 60.78%, Bargarh 76.20%, Bolangir 71.46%, Kandhamal 70.37%, and Sundargarh 67.74%.

Similarly, for the 35 Assembly Constituencies, the approximate voter turnout was as follows: Aska 58.99%, Attabira 74.00%, Baliguda 68.54%, Bargarh 74.20%, Bhanjanagar 66.12%, Bhatli 79.23%, Bijepur 77.20%, Biramitrapur 75.50%, Birmaharajpur 78.37%, Bolangir 65.85%, Bonai 73.25%, Boudh 75.12%, Brajarajnagar 75.02%, Daspalla 72.00%, G Udaygiri 67.02%, Hinjili 58.21%, Jharsuguda 78.50%, Kabisuryanagar 58.84%, Kantabanji 67.96%, Kantamal 75.30%, Khallikote 61.51%, Loisingha 72.10%, Padampur 75.12%, Patnagarh 68.24%, Phulbani 70.79%, Polasara 62.45%, Raghunathpalli 62.50%, Rajgangpur 66.05%, Rourkela 61.45%, Sanakhemundi 61.35%, Sonepur 81.23%, Sundargarh 63.00%, Surada 63.80%, Talsara 71%, and Titlagarh 68.25%.

It's noteworthy that 40 candidates filed nominations for the Lok Sabha elections in Aska, Kandhamal, Bolangir, Bargarh, and Sundargarh, while 265 filed nominations for the 35 assembly constituencies.

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