Chief Electoral Officer

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has published the draft voter list as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, triggering a crucial window for claims and objections across the state.…

The Odisha government just took a major step ahead of the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls set for July 1. They've announced a strict ban on transferring or posting any officials involved in election work.…

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today met Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) over mass deletions in the voter list and gave suggestions for transparency during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process of…

The Election Commission of India recently granted Odisha the green light to increase its polling stations—from 38,000 to about 45,300. Chief Electoral Officer RS Gopalan explained that this means 7,300 new booths will be established, making…

Bhubaneswar: The by-election in Nuapada Assembly constituency of Odisha concluded peacefully at 358 polling booths, including 47 sensitive booths and eight highly sensitive booths. As informed by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO),…

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday moved the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha and alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in the ensuing Nuapada bypoll by School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond…

Bhubaneswar: The final electoral roll of the Nuapada assembly constituency will be published on October 9, informed Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha R S Gopalan today. Notably, the by-poll in Nuapada assembly constituency was…

New Delhi: During the winter session of Parliament the Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, had called for a detailed discussion on the electoral rolls. The Congress and its allies had claimed alleged discrepancies in the…

Bhubaneswar: R Santhagopalan has been appointed as the new Chief Electoral Officer of Odisha. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday issued the notification regarding appointment of the 2001-batch IAS officer R Santhagopalan as…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha CEO has urged people to vote in huge numbers in the third phase of elections on May 25, said reports.  The third phase of election campaigning will end today. In the third phase of elections voting will be held…