BJP's Anita Subhadarshini leading in Aska

As per early trends, BJP's Puri candidate Sambit Patra is leading. 

As per early trends, the BJP is leading on 17 seats, BJD on 2 seats and Congress on 2 seats  

The Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik,if re-elected will assume power for the 6th term, becoming India's longest-serving Chief Minister, leaving behind Sikkim CM Pawan Kumar Chamling's record. 

In the 2019 last lok sabha elections, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was the frontrunner winning 12 seats. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) managed to win 8 seats, the Congress put up a dismal show settling for just one seat.

Counting of votes for the LokSabha Elections 2024  begins. The fate of candidates on 542 of the 543 Parliamentary seats will be decided on June 4 that is today. Postal ballot counting to begin first.
 

Out of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha, 5 have been reserved for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidate and 3 have been reserved for the Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates. 

1. Dharmendra Pradhan (BJP)

2. Sambit Patra (BJP)

3. Pratap Chandra Sarangi (BJP)

4. Baijayant Panda (BJP)

5. Sarmistha Sethi (BJD) 

The Odisha Police have registered a total of 153 election-related cases including violation of the Model Code of Conduct till Monday, a senior police officer said.

The police arrested 139 people for their alleged involvement in the violation of law and MCC, he said.

Since January 2024, the police have executed 34,602 warrants.

The Odisha police also arrested 1283 history sheeters and absconders and booked 11 persons under NSA.

Besides, 281 illegal arms, 143 cartridges, 123 bombs and 10186 other explosives have been seized. The police have busted three illegal arms manufacturing units during the election period.

The state CEO's office has received 124 electoral offences during the elections, compared to 327 such cases in 2019, official sources said.

Election-related seizures in the state were also more than six times compared to 2019.

The Election Commission has made elaborate preparations for counting of votes for 21 the Lok Sabha and 147 Assembly seats in Odisha.

Counting will be held in 70 centres throughout the state starting at 8 am on Tuesday, officials said.

Over 2.5 crore voters exercised their franchise in the four-phase elections, with a turnout of 74.44 per cent, higher than the 73.09 per cent recorded in 2019, Odisha chief electoral officer Nikunja Bihari Dhal told a press conference here on Monday.

Of the total electors, 75.55 per cent women and 73.37 per cent men voted in this election.

More than 67,000 ballot units, along with 1.47 lakh postal ballots for Lok Sabha elections and 1.46 lakh for assembly elections, will be tallied across the 70 centres.