Bhubaneswar: As many as 60,03, 707 voters are scheduled to exercise their franchise in 7,233 booths to elect their representatives for four Lok Sabha and 28 Assembly seats going to polls April 11 in the first phase of election in the state.
Chief Electoral Office sources here said the voters included 29,72,925 male, 30,30,222 female and 560 people belonged to third gender.
Elections to four Lok Sabha (LS) seats (Kalahandi, Nabarangapur, Berhampur, Koraput) and 28 Assembly seats coming under these LS seats will be held April 11 next.
While 26 candidates are in the fray to contest the four LS seats, 191 candidates will try their luck for 28 Assembly seats.
The CEO office sources here said out of the 26 candidates for LS, 24 are men and two women.
About 12 of the 26 candidates are from national political parties, four from regional parties, three are Independents and seven belonged to other political parties.
Meanwhile, 18 candidates- 17 for Assembly and one candidate for Lok Sabha Friday filed their nominations for the fourth phase of elections to be held April 29.