Over 69 per cent polling was registered in the by-election to Brajrajnagar assembly segment in Odisha's Jharsuguda district, where voting was largely "incident-free" on Tuesday, Chief Electoral Officer SK Lohani said.
The polling, being conducted through EVMs, began at 7 am and was scheduled to end at 6 pm.
The final polling percentage would be revealed later, Mr Lohani stated.
"Voting continued beyond 6 pm in some places as several people had been waiting for their turn in queues. We can give the final voting percentage only after officials return from booths," Mr Lohani said, adding that polling took a hit between 3-4 pm due to thundershowers.
Mr Lohani also said that elections were conducted amid strict adherence to COVID-19 norms.
"Three ballot units, three control units and 4 VVPATs had to be replaced in parts of the constituency due to technical glitches. The voting process was monitored live in 50 per cent of the 279 booths with the help of web-casting facilities," he noted.
More than two lakh people were eligible to exercise their franchise for the by-election, which was necessitated following the demise of BJD MLA Kishore Mohanty in December last year.
At least 1,000 state police personnel and three companies of central paramilitary force were deployed for facilitating free and fair elections, the officials said.
A total of 60 polling booths were identified as "sensitive", where additional security arrangements had to be made, they said.
Although eleven candidates were in the fray, the constituency predominantly witnessed a triangular fight among BJD, BJP and Congress nominees.
The BJD fielded the deceased MLA's wife, Alaka Mohanty, as its candidate, while the BJP nominated former legislator Radharani Panda. Ex-assembly speaker Kishore Patel contested the by-election on a Congress ticket.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
BJP Seeks Clarification From Naveen Patnaik over BJD MP's "Bid To Insult" President Murmu How A Tailor's Tag Helped Odisha Police Crack A Murder Case 2 Sisters Trampled To Death By Wild Elephant While Sleeping In Odisha Video: Rahul Gandhi Approaches BJP MP Who Fell During Protest, This Happens Protests At Parliament Turn Into Injury vs Injury Claims By BJP, Congress Husband Found Guilty In France Mass Rape Trial That Shocked The World How to Avoid Fights With Friends Or Family On Vacation Gisele Pelicot, France Mass Rape Survivor And A Feminist Icon Husband Found Guilty In France Mass Rape Trial That Shocked The World Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.