Nuapada/Bhubaneswar: A massive voter turnout of 75.37% was recorded till 5 p.m. during the Nuapada Assembly bypoll in Odisha on Tuesday, according to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Polling began at 7 a.m. across 358 booths and continued until 5 p.m. However, voting in 47 polling stations located in remote and Maoist-affected areas concluded an hour earlier, at 4 p.m., to ensure the safe return of polling personnel.

A total of 2.53 lakh voters were eligible to cast their votes in the constituency.

The bypoll saw a triangular contest between Jay Dholakia of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former minister Snehangini Chhuria representing the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), and tribal leader Ghasiram Majhi from the Congress.

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