In Odisha, polling for the third phase of Odisha Panchayat Elections is underway from 7 am today and will continue till 1 pm. Polling is taking place in more than 170 Zilla Parishad seats in 63 blocks of the state in this phase.<br />''<br />''The third phase of the Panchayat election is being held at more than 18 thousand booths in 1,382 Gram Panchayats. Over 56 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in this phase.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">While the first phase of the panchayat elections was held on the 16th of this month, the fourth, fifth and final phase of elections will be held on February 22 and 24, respectively. The counting of votes will be conducted from February 26 to 28. </span><br />