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Ailing Zilla Parishad Candidate Passes Away In Keonjhar  
Ailing Zilla Parishad Candidate Passes Away In Keonjhar  

The deceased’s son said his father had been suffering from cold, body ache and headache for some days.

  • Saturday, 29 January 2022
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Odisha Panchayat Polls: B.Tech Girl Student Contesting For Zilla Parishad Member Draws Eyeballs

On the third day of nomination filing for the upcoming panchayat polls, Odisha saw an interesting episode unfold in Puri district. It indeed was an unusual sight for many when a third year B.Tech student reached Sub-Collector’s office to file nomination for the post of Zilla Parishad member.

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  • Thursday, 20 January 2022
Odisha Panchayat Elections: 8772 Candidates File Nominations On First Day
Odisha Panchayat Elections: 8772 Candidates File Nominations On First Day

As many as 8772 candidates have filed their nominations for the three-tier elections to the Panchayati Raj bodies in Odisha on Monday, on the first day of the nomination filing process.

  • Monday, 17 January 2022
Odisha Panchayat Polls: State Govt Re-Publishes Draft Reservation List For ZP President Posts
Odisha Panchayat Polls: State Govt Re-Publishes Draft Reservation List For ZP President Posts

The Odisha government on Friday re-published the draft list of reservations for the post of Zilla Parishad (ZP) Presidents across the State ahead of the forthcoming elections to the Panchayat Elections.

  • Friday, 24 December 2021
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Woman member misbehaved with by 2 MLAs at Zilla Parishad meeting

Bhadrak: A woman Zilla Parishad (ZP) member of Bhadrak was misbehaved with by two BJD MLAs Byomkesh Ray and Muktikant Mandal during a Zilla Parishad meeting at the office of the Rural Development department in the district today. As per reports, a heated exchange transpired between the BJP ZP member Ranjita Swain and the two […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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BJD candidate victorious in Balasore ZP bypoll

Balasore/Kendrapara: BJD supporters and activists celebrated after party candidate Kamal Sahu emerged victorious in the bypoll for Zilla Parishad (ZP) zone-26 in Balasore district. Sahu defeated BJP candidate Parshuram Parida by 4,117 votes. While Sahu got 13,499 votes, a total of 9,382 votes were cast in favour of Parida. Polling official Bhabatarana Sahoo declared, “Among […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Bypolls held for Samiti Member & ZP in Kendrapara, Balasore

Kendrapara/Balasore: Bypolls were held for the posts of Samiti Member in Penthapala and Badambila panchayats of Kendrapara and member of zilla parishad in zone 26 in Balasore. As many as 6,000 voters cast their vote during the bypoll for the Penthapala panchayat samiti seat, reserved for woman candidate. While Marua Malik and Pramila Malik claim […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Complaint against BJD MLA for abusing ZP member's family

Bhubaneswar: BJD’s Lanjigarh MLA Balabhadra Majhi landed in trouble for allegedly abusing relatives of a Zilla Parishad member during a public meeting at his constituency. Prafulla Majhi, husband of the Zilla Parishad (ZP) member Kalpana Majhi lodged a complaint against the MLA for abusing and making derogatory remarks against him and his wife. In his […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Setback for BJD as suspended leader wins Nuapara ZP vice chairman seat

Nuapara: The BJD in the district received a jolt today after Bhanu Pratap Majhi, who was suspended from party recently, grabbed the post of zilla paishad chairperson with cross voting from BJD. With the support from five Congress members, Majhi emerged victorious after one from the ruling party voted for him violating party whip. A […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Caterwaul over leadership change returns to Odisha Congress

Bhubaneswar: The ugly infighting in the Odisha unit of Congress, which stayed under the lid with the boisterousness of BJD and BJP dominating the news of late, resurfaced today clamouring over leadership change and splitting the members of the party into two camps. While one camp has been rooting for the incumbent Odisha Pradesh Congress […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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OPCC suspends 2 ZP members for defying party whip

Bhubaneswar: Zilla Parishad member of Umerkote in Nabarangpur district Rabindra Dhal and Zilla Parishad member of Gunupur in Rayagada district Laxmi Sabar were suspended by the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) for disobeying the party whip in the Zilla Parishad (ZP) chairman election. According to sources, action will be taken regarding the Sundargarh district by […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Opposition targets Government for amending Zilla Parishad Rules

Bhubaneswar: The opposition has targeted the State Government over amendment in Odisha Zilla Parishad Election Rules-1994. Leader of Opposition, Narasingha Mishra, raising this topic in the Odisha Assembly yesterday alleged, the government has amended the Zilla Parishad Election Rules in favour of the ruling party. LoP Mishra termed it as illegal and therefore demanded that […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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BJD claims ZP chairperson seat in 18 dists, BJP in 8

Bhubaneswar: Following the Zilla Parishad chairperson elections today, BJD was able to grab the position in Sundargarh and Nabarangpur district. Including it the party has formed Zilla Parishads in 18 districts while the BJP has formed it in eight districts. On the other hand hopeful of securing the chairperson post in Rayagada, Congress will be […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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BJD's Koraput ZP chairman aspirant suspended from party

Jeypore: Zilla parishad chairman candidate of Koraput district Dumuri Khila was suspended by BJD district president Jayaram Pangi today from the party for staying away from the voting for the ZP chairman post while disobeying the whip issued by the party chief Naveen Patnaik. Earlier in the day, Dumuri Khila and his supporters burnt the […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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BJP’s Samir Mohanty hurt in scuffle among party activists

Sambalpur: At a time when the top echelons of BJP are upbeat over its organisation following a massive mandate in the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand assembly elections, the internal rift within leaders came to the fore here during the Zilla Parishad chairperson selection today. Senior leader and vice-president of BJP’s Odisha unit Samir Mohanty faced […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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