Nuapada Collector and District Election Officer (DEO) Madusudan Dash Monday said all arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of polling for the bypoll November 11.

He said that two Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters have been kept ready to pick up and drop polling officials in hilly terrains and Naxal-affected regions of the Sunabeda wildlife sanctuary area.

The DEO said all the polling parties have started leaving for the 358 booths Monday.

“For the Nuapada Assembly by-election, all polling parties will travel to the polling stations today with EVM machines and all necessary equipment. For this, the district administration has made all the necessary preparations in a systematic manner,” the Collector and DM Nuapada said in a post on X.

As many as 47 polling stations have be

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