Tag: Odisha Panchayat Polls

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.