Tag: Panchayat Elections

Life is full of uncertainties. The rich can become a pauper in no time. It is also extraordinary how destiny turns one from rags to riches in a short time.

A rift between two groups of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers came to fore in Gop block of Puri district on Sunday. 

Three years after the general election, the villages in Ganjam district have once again gone into election frenzy. Amidst these activities, another common scene of hundreds of Ganjam residents living in Surat returning to their villages can be seen on any day these days. 

The saffron party leaders lodged a complaint with the State Election Commission and demanded action against those involved in the violation of the rules.

Bichitri Patra, a Sarpanch candidate in the forthcoming Odisha Panchayat Polls, is touching every household in Baunsagadhia Panchayat under Khaira Block in Balasore district while asking for alms.

While the villagers are yet to get ration cards, drinking water, pucca roads, construction of school building and Anganwadi centre’s boundary wall have been in their wish list for a long period now.   

And the young cubs are going the extra mile to not let down their aging fathers. 

Despite living closer to the sea, the residents of Brahmagiri area are struggling to get their daily quota of fresh water.

The three main political parties- the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress- have meanwhile finalized their calibrated strategies to ensure victory of their candidates. 

Mallick is not a rich person, nor does he have political experience. Yet, he has been the cynosure of all eyes because despite his physical impediments, he is in the fray for the crucial rural body polls. 

Among others, lack of road communication and mobile network services have been in the wish list of the residents of the villages under Paraposhi, Jharagogua, Jharamunda, Gandam and Dimirikuda Panchayats in Tileibani block. 

As many as 8,648 nomination papers submitted by candidates for election to various positions in the three-tier Panchayati Raj Institutions in Odisha were rejected during scrutiny on Sunday.

Namita Sagaria's nomination was rejected after her caste certificate was found out to be invalid. 

Lipika Majhi, daughter of senior Congress leader Bhujabal Majhi, says the love and affection of the innocent tribal people of her locality drew her into the politics, and not her political background.

If Odisha Panchayat Elections will be remembered for many aspects, then the most distinguished one will be the foray of brigade of intelligent youths into politics who value common good above all else.