Bhubaneswar: An average 70 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1PM in the fourth phase of the Panchayat polls in 163 Zilla Parishad zones spread over 64 blocks of Odisha, the State Election Commission informed on Tuesday.
The polling began at 7 a.m. Voters were seen standing in long queues before polling booths to exercise their franchise.
Polling was held at 17,089 booths in 1,254 Gram Panchayats spread over 27 districts of the state.