Tag: Panchayat Poll

Nayagarh: The inhabitants of Solpata village under Odagaon block of Nayagarh district feel that road connectivity in their village has become a major issue and it has to be improved in the coming days. Talking to Panchayat Express of OTV, they said that though the village has seen a lot of development works in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday said he was in Odisha to “clear the air” on the ongoing Mahanadi dispute between the two states and which is being “blown out of proportion by the ruling BJD government”. Addressing a gathering at Burda in Bolangir district, the Chief Minister said: ” I am here […]

Bhubaneswar: Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh’s Odisha tour to campaign for BJP in the ensuing panchayat polls may not be a smooth ride as the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has decided to stage jal satyagraha (sit-in protest inside water) from tomorrow, to protest Singh’s stand on the Mahanadi water sharing issue. Activists in large […]

Kalyansinghpur: Maoist posters and banners asking villagers of Kalyansinghpur area in Rayagada district to abstain from the upcoming three-tier panchayat polls were found at various places in Sikarpal area in the district on Saturday. The posters and banners mentioning the names of CPI (M) secretaries Das Brahma and Umakanta Mishra were found at various places […]

Baripada/Nabarangpur/Kuchinda: Once they were representing the Assembly constituency as legislator, but now they are fighting the ensuing panchayat elections for Samiti member. The former MLAs, prepared themselves to be a leader at village level, have become the cynosure of all eyes. The reason of contesting for samiti member is the office of block chairman. Brundaban […]

Kendrapara/Bhubaneswar: After much hue and cry over double names of his father and wife mentioned in affidavits and other documents in different times, Kendrapara MLA Kishore Tarai today came out to public admitting the mistake in the legal document. “I don’t know what was mentioned in the affidavit. If it’s Kabita instead of Babita Tarai, […]

Pattamundai/Bhubaneswar: A Congress team led by senior leader Ganeswar Behera today moved the State Election Commission demanding transfer of Pattamundai BDO and election officer over the alleged forged withdrawal of nomination of two dalit candidates in Penthapal panchayat. “If he (BDO) is not transferred, we will move court and talk to common people”, Behera said, […]

Bhubaneswar: Total 1,89,099 candidates are in the panchayat poll fray according to the final list declared by the State Election Commission (SEC) after the deadline for nomination withdrawal got ended yesterday, said secretary of the commission Rabindra Nath Sahu today. “For the sarpanch post 26,539 candidates are in the poll battle whereas 22,109 are in […]

Bhubaneswar: Political parties have intensified their panchayat poll campaign from today with star campaigners of BJP, BJD and Congress joining bike rallies and door-to-door campaigning in rural areas across the State. The three major political parties with focus on zilla parishads have implemented action plan to woo the voters. While BJD and BJP have fielded […]

Bhubaneswar: The office of State Election Commission (SEC) today declared fresh nomination dates for places where either no nomination was filed for the ensuing panchayat poll or all nominations were rejected after a scrutiny without changing the voting schedule. Detailing out on the announcement, SEC secretary RN Sahu told newsmen, “Fresh nomination can be filed […]

Bhubaneswar: After getting a joint report from Malkangiri Collector and SP, the State Election Commission (SEC) today decided to postpone panchayat poll process in 18 panchayats including nine in cut-off area and two zilla parishad zones. Informing newsmen about the SEC’s decision, State Election Commission Secretary Rabindra Nath Sahu said, “On basis of the joint […]

Bhawanipatna: After reviewing Maoist situation and preparation for three-tier panchayat poll in tribal dominated Malkangiri district yesterday, Director General of Police (DGP) KB Singh on Saturday visited Kalahandi district and took stock of security arrangement for the ensuing panchayat poll there. The DGP also discussed about the Maoist situation with SP Brijesh Ray, Nuapada SP […]

Bhubaneswar: In a sharp departure from the earlier occasions, BJP national president Amit Shah during his one day visit to the State on Friday, choose to stay away from talking to media and held discussions with party’s office bearers here. Shah, party karyakartas (activists) said, expressed his enthusiasm about the ensuing panchayat poll results. “Besides […]

Koraput: Days after Maoist posters asking villagers of Malkangiri district to refrain from panchayat polls were found, incident of same kind was also reported from Koraput district on Friday. Some posters of the ultra outfit were found near Machakunda-Lamataput Kuja Amba chhak and Anaka Deli panchayat office asking the villagers to not apply for candidature […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission on Thursday will announce the list of eligible candidates for the three-tier panchayat polls in Odisha scheduled. According to reports, as many as 2,20,789 candidates have filed papers for panchayat polls scheduled to begin from February 13. Officials said while 3,880 candidates have filed papers for Zilla Parishad (ZP) member […]