Odisha Panchayat Election

Nayak is said to have almost secured the post unofficially as uncontested since no other participant has filed nomination against him, sources informed, adding that, Gangadhar’s wife was also elected as a ward member in the 2017 rural elections.

As per the department sources, raids will be conducted at various places across the State ahead of the forthcoming Panchayat polls

The irate villagers staged a protest and decided not to franchise their votes in the elections citing that their long-standing demands are yet to be fulfilled by the elected representatives.

The decision in this regard has been taken in a meeting convened by Niyamgiri Pahada Surkhya Samiti under the stewardship of Lad Sika

The person concerned purportedly distributing cash in the video is said to be a Zilla Parishad candidate of the ruling BJD

Since 1960, Pangi family has been holding sway over Koraput politics and not surprisingly, the politically influential family is trying to maintain the legacy by fielding its' tbe new generation in the ensuing political battle, staring from February 16.

The irate residents of Bundhpari village erected a mobile tower-like structure and invited him for inauguration which embarrassed the legislature. Even after such an embarrassing situation, no mobile tower has yet been installed which has refrained the candidates from carrying out virtual campaigning. 

Making the digital campaign more interesting, the poll aspirants are opting for customised hit songs to make inroads into the heart of the voters.

The delegation led by party General Secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar has demanded investigation into all these incidents and stern action against the culprit government officials.

Staying away from the polling booth and election fray was the only option for us to make ourselves heard, said the residents of Bijipur village.

People of nine panchayats of Swabhiman Anchal under the Chitrakonda block of the district will cast vote and elect their representatives on February 24.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) brought forth the issue of OBC candidature once again on Thursday following the release of the final list of candidates who will contest the three tier Panchayat polls in Odisha.

The manifesto contains a 22-point charter which the saffron party promises to deliver if its’ candidates emerge victorious in the three tier Panchayat polls in Odisha.

The election is almost over for BJD candidate Kalpana Pradhan from Ambabhona Block Zone-2 in Bargarh district who is all set to be declared as the winner of the ZP unopposed.

“I filed nomination from my village, but the Block Development Officer (BDO) rejected my nomination stating I am unable to read and write,” alleged Sabar. “I can read and write using Braille which is an internationally accepted language for visually impaired persons,” he added. 

However, this will be the final chance for the candidates to file their nominations for the forthcoming Panchayat polls. If there are still some places with no nominations, the State government will select the Sarpanchs and Samiti members for those seats

An aspirant for Sarpanch post, Gouri Munda alleged that she had approached the senior leader for his support.

All the equations set up to keep the Andhra Pradesh administration away from sabotaging the election in Kotia, seem to have fallen flat with the filling of nomination by these two independent candidates.

As many as 8,648 nomination papers submitted by candidates for election to various positions in the three-tier Panchayati Raj Institutions in Odisha were rejected during scrutiny on Sunday.

Electoral politics has been like a game of Snakes and Ladders across the globe with political figures witnessing many ups and downs in their career.

There are more than 5,000 eligible voters in 13 wards of 28 revenue villages and 12 other villages in Kotia panchayat which will go to the polls on February 18.

Behera was a two-time former Minister and held important portfolios like Handloom and Women's and Child Welfare Department of the State government

As many as 1,62,297 aspirants have filed nominations for the post of ward member while 34,613 nominations were filed for the post of Sarpanch

The family of former Odisha Chief Minister Giridhar Gamango is one such example. For the last 56 years, members of the Gamango family have been retaining the Khilapadar Sarpanch post.

Terming the the incident as 'unfortunate', Majhi condemned the inaction of the administration towards the violators.