Tag: Patkura Assembly Election

Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) today announced the election date to Patkura Assembly election under Kendrapara Parliamentary constituency. Polls to the seat, which was earlier postponed due to the demise of BJD candidate Bed Prakash Agarwalla, is now set to be conducted on July 20, while the counting of votes will be held […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Election Commission (EC) announcing July 20 as the date of polling in Patkura assembly segment, Odisha’s three major political parties have begun gearing their machineries for the high-voltage fight in coastal Kendrapara district. According to political analysts, election to Patkura seat, currently held by the BJD, will be a prestige battle for […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha Congress revealed the party’s campaigning strategies for Patkura poll, the BJD and BJP today released the list of star campaigners of their respective parties for the ensuing elections to Patkura assembly constituency. Both the parties released 40-member star campaigners list for the polls scheduled to be conducted on July 20. […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Chief minister, Naveen Patnaik seems to have made the Patkura assembly poll a prestige issue. What else can explain the ruling Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD) excessive focus on a constituency where the party already enjoys a strong base. Patkura, in any case, is part of Kendrapara district which enjoys the reputation […]

Bhubaneswar: With barely hours left in campaigning for Patkura Assembly poll, Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik today hit campaign trail for party candidate in the constituency and made promises similar to what he had made in Bijepur during Assembly elections. It is pertinent to mention here that during the Bijepur polls, the […]

Bhubaneswar/Kendrapara: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) claimed the Patkura Assembly constituency seat in Kendrapara district by defeating Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) by a huge margin of over 17,920 votes. The official confirmation regarding the same, however, is still awaited. After 19 rounds of counting, BJD’s Sabitri Agarwalla, widow of late BJD MLA Bed Prakash […]