Bijepur by-poll: voters of to get 3-day holiday

The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha on Saturday declared a three-day holiday to help voters of the Bijepur assembly segment exercise their franchise smoothly on October 21. The CEO in a notification said the voters of Bijepur may be allowed holidays on October 20, the day before the polling, October 21, the polling date, and October 22, the day following voting.

The holidays will enable voters staying outside the assembly constituency to exercise their franchise, the CEO said. Votes will be counted on October 24.