Bhubaneswar: With the onset of urban local bodies polls in state, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik cast his vote for the urban local body elections this morning.
The Chief Minister cast his vote at a polling booth at Aerodrome UP School in Ward Number 53 in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Naveen walked to the polling booth from his residence to cast vote.
Voting is underway in 109 Urban Local Bodies including three municipal corporations – Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Berhampur.
As many as 6,411 candidates are in the fray for election. While 569 candidates are contesting for the posts of Chairperson/Mayor, 5,842 candidates are there for the election to Councillor/Corporator seats.
Over 40.55 lakh voters are eligible to cast their votes in the election.
The results will be declared on March 26.
