Tag: Odisha By Polls

Bhubaneswar: The gazette notification for by-elections in Balasore Sadar and Tirtol Assembly Constituencies scheduled to be held on November 3 has been issued by the Election Commission (EC) on Friday. As per the notification, the filing of nominations will begin today and continue till October 16. The scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on […]

Jagatsinghpur/Balasore: With the by-elections for two Assembly seats in Odisha round the corner, three major political parties in the State – the BJD, BJP and Congress have intensified their campaigns in the Tirtol and Balasore Sadar constituencies to woo voters. The leaders of the three political parties have launched door-to-door campaigns and ditching in all […]

Bhubaneswar: Apart from EVMs, indelible ink and other election-related materials, the polling personnel this time will also carry COVID-19 kit for conducting by-elections in two assembly segments of Odisha on November 3. This was decided at the meeting of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), S K Lohani with the district magistrate-cum collector of Balasore and […]

Balasore: Even at an advance age of over 90 years, Benudhar Barik from Ward No. 21 of Gudipada in Balasore has not given up hopes of bringing about a social change through electoral politics. This nonagenarian recently filed his nomination as an independent candidate for the upcoming by-election to the Balasore Sadar Assembly Constituency with […]

Balasore: A delegation of Odisha BJP unit met the Balasore District Collector K Sudarshan Chakravarthy on Monday and submitted a memorandum over the alleged irregularities during the postal ballot polling in Balasore Sadar Assembly constituency. The BJP team included women’s wing leader of the party Lekhashree Samantasinghar and MLAs- Jayanta Sarangi and Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mahapatra. […]

Bhubaneswar: With the by-elections to Tirtol and Balasore Sadar Assembly constituencies just round the corner, tight security arrangements have been put in place by the administration to ensure smooth conduct of the elections. Informing about the security arrangement in Jagatsingpur, district Collector Saroj Mishra said, “155 out of total 373 polling booths have been identified […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the shadow of Coronavirus pandemic, polling of votes for the by-elections to Balasore Sadar and Tirtol Assembly constituency seats began at 7 am on Tuesday. The voting will continue till 6 pm. A thick blanket of security cover is in place for the smooth conduct of the bypolls in the two constituencies. As […]

Balasore: Brisk voting was witnessed in several parts of Balasore Sadar and Tirtol assembly constituencies on Tuesday morning where by-elections are being held amid Covid-19 restrictions. UPDATE:  03.00 PM: 54.85% voters turnout in Balasore Sadar Assembly constituency till 3 pm. Similarly, in Tirtol Assembly constituency, 55.23% voter turnout was reported till 3 pm. 02.44 PM: […]

Balasore: A woman was caught by locals for allegedly distributing money to voters in ward number-1 of Balasore Sadar Assembly constituency during polling, here on Tuesday morning. The woman is stated to be a resident of Mayurbhanj. According to sources, locals gheraoed the woman when she, along with some of her associates, were allegedly found […]

Bhubaneswar: Expectations ran high among major political parties like the BJD, BJP and Congress in Odisha as the counting of votes for the by-elections in two assembly constituencies-Balasore Sadar and Tirtol—are going to take place on Tuesday. The BJD and BJP are optimistic of a probable win in both the seats while the Congress hinted […]