Municipal Elections News Updates

Though several housing and other welfare schemes have been implemented, the problems of the slum residents are still far from being over. 

To know what actually the smart voters of the Smart City want from their candidate, OTV spoke to a cross section of electors to find out what they really expect from their next Mayor

BJD is confident of the party repeating the Panchayat poll performance in the ensuing Municipal elections 2022

As per the schedule announced by SEC, the 106 Municipalities/NACs and 3 municipal corporations will go to the polls on March 24

The Odisha government on Tuesday clamped a prohibition on supply and sale of liquor for five days from March 22 in view of elections to the urban local bodies.

If one happens to be a first time commuter in the Millennium city, it will be par for the curse for them to end up being critical of the administration. 

The Capital city’s traffic problem finds space in the Mayor candidates' to-be-done lists.

The municipality, which came into existence in 1876, has a total of 31 Wards and a population of around 3 lakh along with a slew of issues being allegedly pushed to the back burner since long

Mainly, the three political parties-BJD, BJP and Congress are leaving no stones unturned in reaching out to the electorate with their high-voltage political campaigns through different mediums

The plot for the crucial election has thickened with all the political parties intensifying their campaigning

The polling for 109 civic bodies, including three municipal corporations, is scheduled to be held on March 24. 

Jena faced stiff opposition from residents of Nuasahi in Phulbani Municipality while campaigning for BJD's Chairman candidate and Councillor aspirant Rajendra Padhi from ward number 8 of the municipal segment.

While the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has fielded Sanghamitra Dalai for the Mayor post, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s pick is Dr Sabita Suar and the grand old party Congress’s choice is Manju Rath.

Bizarre scenes were noticed at the Ganjam Sub-Collector’s office in Berhampur on Monday as senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were seen guarding the office gate to ensure that none of their Corporator candidates withdrew nomination for the upcoming Urban Local Body polls.

According to sources, Angul Municipality will see a father-son contest in the ensuing political battle. Bhimsen Mandothia is contesting from a BJP ticket as a councillor from ward number-5 while his son Ranjit Mandothia will fight against him for the post from BJD camp.