Bhubaneswar: Voting for the bypoll to the Padampur assembly seat began at 7 am on Monday. Around 8.5% turnout was recorded till 9 am.
The polling will continue till 4 pm at 319 booths. As many as 2,57,474 voters are to decide the fate of 10 candidates.
Top contestants for the seat are BJD’s Barsha Singh Bariha, BJP’s Pradip Purohit, and Congress’ Satya Bhusan Sahu.
The bye-election had been necessitated after the demise of sitting MLA Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha on October 3, 2022.
