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It is the election of people's representatives to the three-tier rural self governing bodies also known as Panchayati Raj Institutions.
Over 2.79 crore eligible voters to elect their representatives to 853 Zilla Parishad seats, 91,916 Wards and 6,794 Gram Panchayats across all the districts of Odisha during the democratic exercise.
Polling of votes to be carried out from 7 am to 1 pm in each of the five phases on February 16, 18, 20, 22, and 24.
For the first time, central counting of votes will be carried out at the block headquarters on February 26, 27 and 28 under CCTV surveillance.
As per the State Election Commission, counting for 315 Zilla Parishad zones will be conducted on February 26. Similarly, counting of votes for 307 and 229 ZP zones will be conducted on February 27 and 28, respectively.
Counting of votes for all other posts (Sarpanch, Samit member and Ward member) under a particular ZP zone, which will be going for the counting, will be done on the same day.
Sadananda Tudu was one of the contestants for the post of sarpanch of Bhatachatra gram panchayat in Bisoi block of Mayurbhanj district.
The otherwise sleepy village witnessed rounds of violent clashes between police and locals over the proposed JSW project which continued till last Saturday.
Counting for 315 Zilla Parishad zones will be conducted on February 26, while counting of votes for 307 and 229 ZP zones will be conducted on February 27 and 28, respectively
At a time when the fate of the candidates in the fray for the Panchayat elections are sealed in the ballot boxes, contestants in some places are getting anxious about the security arrangements at the strong rooms.
Chikiti Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Krushna Chandra Bhatra today said that the villagers are holding the BDO, Prakash Das hostage. He said a police team has been dispatched to the village to release the BDO.
The conch party leaders alleged that they have taken up the poll violence issue with the SEC for as many as eight times but no action has been taken so far.
Of the 49 booths, while 25 are those where polling was affected in the first phase of voting, the rest 24 are the troubled ones during the second phase.
Subarnapur district registered highest voting percentage where 86.51 per cent voters exercised their franchise.
Nagada, which made headlines in 2016 after several children from the area died due to acute malnutrition, witnessed 83 per cent voter turnout during the fourth phase polls
While excitement was witnessed among people while exercising their franchise, at some places, it proved to be quite a tough job for voters to cast vote
Locals said the ballot box was sealed after the voting was over and was then shifted to the strong room. However, they found the seal was broken when it was received at the centre where the strong room is located, they said.
As many as 332 voters from booth number 6 at Pakatamunda village under Kankadahada Block in Dhenkanal district decided not to exercise their franchise citing the non-fulfilment of their long standing demands by elected representatives
The Odisha State Election Commission has decided to carry out re-polling at a total of 75 booths where the democratic exercise was suspended during the first three phases of Panchayat elections in the State.
A total of 98 persons have been arrested till date in poll violence cases in Jajpur district
Palpable tension prevailed in Sana Adanga under Patakura Police limits in Kendrapara district after a Sarpanch candidate was allegedly attacked by miscreants late on Monday night.
With significant improvement in the Covid situation in the State, the SEC has now relaxed some restrictions previously imposed on the counting procedure.
Doubting something mischief might occur to the ballot boxes, the candidates are having their own security arrangements in place around the strong rooms.
From beating up police officials, Block Development Officer (BDO) to assaulting journalists covering blatant booth capturing and rigging incidents, this Panchayat election in the State has witnessed almost every possible form of violence.
Call it government apathy or travesty of fate, as many as 144 families belonging to the tribal Khadia community now stare at an uncertain future after they were allegedly omitted from the voter list for this Panchayat elections.
A Sarpanch candidate and seven of his supporters in Sailo Panchayat under Kujang Block in Jagatsinghpur district were arrested on Monday for allegedly attacking the vehicle of senior politician and former Odisha Minister Damodar Rout.
The Collector of Bhadrak, Trilochan Majhi, has ordered a probe into the allegations of poll rigging by a woman at the Badagallo polling booth under Fatehpur Panchayat in Bhadrak’s Tihidi Block during the third phase voting for the Panchayat elections on Sunday.
In the latest video clip doing rounds on the social media platforms, BJD’s Sarpancha aspirant Pratibha Biswal and Manasi Padhi, the president of party’s womens’ wing from Chandali Block, were seen making women voters of Ward number-12 in Itua village of the Gram Panchayat take pledge on the photograph of Lord Jagannath.
The Maoist dump was busted during an extensive area domination and combing operation carried out by the joint team comprising SOG, DVF and BSF jawans on Sunday evening.
While the cops were taking the accused to the police station, more than 50 villagers gheraoed the police vehicle near Santragadia Chhak and forcibly released the youth from custody.
As per SEC, the State witnessed 78.6 per cent voter turnout during the third phase polls held on February 20. Once again Sonepur district recorded the highest 87.44% voter turnout, followed by Nabarangpur (86.33), Koraput (84.78) and Angul (84.24).
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