Tag: Odisha Panchayat Polls

Bhadrak Woman Poll Rigger
Odisha Panchayat Polls: Collector Orders Probe In Rigging By ‘Dabang Woman’ In Bhadrak

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.

  • Monday, 21 February 2022
Panchayat polls
Odisha Panchayat Polls: Another Video Of BJD Leaders Using Lord Jagannath’s Photograph To Win Election Surfaces

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.

  • Monday, 21 February 2022
Odisha Panchayat Polls: Maoist Dump Unearthed In Swabhiman Anchal, Cops Promise Safe Election
Odisha Panchayat Polls: Maoist Dump Unearthed In Swabhiman Anchal, Cops Promise Safe Election

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.

  • Monday, 21 February 2022
illagers Free Accused From Police Custody
Attack On Journalist In Odisha’s Nilagiri: Villagers Free Accused From Police Custody

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.

  • Monday, 21 February 2022
Odisha Panchayat Polls: 78.6% Voter Turnout In 3rd Phase, Preparations Complete For 4th Phase Polls
Odisha Panchayat Polls: 78.6% Voter Turnout In 3rd Phase, Preparations Complete For 4th Phase Polls Tomorrow

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).

  • Monday, 21 February 2022
Attack On Journalists During Panchayat Polls
Attack On Journalists During Panchayat Polls: 11 Persons Including 6 Women Arrested In Jajpur

A total of 22 persons, including the main accused and his accomplices who are yet to be identified, were detained by the Binjharpur Police after multiple raids in Bachhol Panchayat yesterday in the aftermath of the attack.

  • Monday, 21 February 2022
Panchayat Poll Violence
Panchayat Poll Violence: Gaisilet IIC In Bargarh Accused Of Thrashing Voter For ‘No Fault’

Meanwhile, senior BJP leader Pradeep Purohit met the injured youth at the hospital and demanded the arrest of Bhagat immediately. 

  • Monday, 21 February 2022
Attack On Journalists During Odisha Panchayat Polls: Condemnations Pour In, Prime Accused Held
Attack On Journalists During Odisha Panchayat Polls: Condemnations Pour In, Prime Accused Held

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took to Twitter to condemn the attack on the scribes who were covering the election. 

  • Sunday, 20 February 2022
Odisha Panchayat Polls
Odisha Panchayat Polls: Over 3.8 Lakh Litre Liquor Seized, 1906 Warrants Executed

During the strict enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct a total of 388380.634 litres of liquor have been seized from across 34 police districts between January 19 and February 18, 2022

  • Sunday, 20 February 2022
Odisha Panchayat Polls: Missing From Voter List, Angry Dongria Kondhs Seize Ballot Box
Odisha Panchayat Polls: Names Missing From Voter List, Angry Dongria Kondhs Seize Ballot Box

Some members of the community took away the ballot box from the booth number-14 at Railima village under Sunakhanda panchayat in the district as a mark of protest after they could not exercise their franchise due to missing of their names from the voter list.

  • Sunday, 20 February 2022
Villagers, Incensed With Wrong Ballot Paper Folding, Throw Vote Box Into Pond
Villagers, Incensed With Wrong Ballot Paper Folding, Throw Vote Box Into Pond

Dozens of people barged into the polling chamber and started ransacking the booth. 

  • Sunday, 20 February 2022
Viral Video: Woman Rigs Polling Booth In Presence Of Police In Bhadrak
Viral Video: ZP Candidate Rigs Polling Booth In Presence Of Police In Bhadrak

The concerned woman also stopped a video journalist from recording any video in and outside the booth before warning him to leave the place at once. She could also be seen issuing open threats to the journalists. 

  • Sunday, 20 February 2022
Odisha Panchayat Polls
Opposition, Ruling BJD Trade Barbs Over Attack On Journalists In Odisha Panchayat Polls

The mudslinging between the major political parties came on the backdrop of a brutal attack by unidentified miscreants on three journalists of electronic media during the third phase of election

  • Sunday, 20 February 2022
Odisha Panchayat Poll Violence: Irate Villagers Thrash Police At Booth In Kendrapara
Odisha Panchayat Poll Violence: Irate Villagers Thrash Police At Booth In Kendrapara

As per reports, some police officers were beaten up by irate villagers at Rajnagar in Kendrapara district following tension at a polling booth this morning.

  • Sunday, 20 February 2022
Odisha Panchayat Polls
Odisha: 45% Polling Till 12 P.M. In 3rd Phase Of Panchayat Polls

The third phase voting was underway at 18,495 booths in 1,382 Gram Panchayats under 63 blocks of 29 districts. As many as 679 candidates are in the fray for the 171 Zilla Parishad seats.

  • Sunday, 20 February 2022
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