Tag: Patkura Assembly Poll

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: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik Monday tasked seven senior ministers and 18 MLAs with ensuring the party’s victory in the July 20 Patkura assembly election. The Odisha chief minister took the decision at a meeting of party leaders at his residence to defeat his friend-turned-foe Bijoy Mohapatra of the BJP, who will […]

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 […]