Odisha Panchayat Polls

Jajpur: Yet again, journalists were brutually assaulted in Jajpur while they were covering the third phase of Odisha Panchayat polls on Sunday. The journalists have been identified as Debashis Sahoo, Gulshan Ali Nawaz and Bijay Sahoo…

Jajpur: During the third phase of Panchayat polls, the block development officer (BDO) of Korei block Ranjan Parida was allegedly attacked at Soti village under Goleipur Panchayat in Jajpur district on Sunday. According to sources, some…

Berhampur: The Ganjam SP Brijesh Rai conducted flag marches in many villages of the district to encourage people for peaceful elections. In view of the law and order situation, the SP inspected various police stations in the district.…

Bhubaneswar: Elections have been countermanded in 23 posts in Odisha due to the death of candidates. As many as 23 candidates contesting for various posts of Ward Member, Sarpanch, Panchayat Samiti Member, and Zilla Parishad Member have…

Rayagada: With just a day before the panchayat elections in Odisha, final preparations are underway in the naxal affected Rayagada district. In the first phase of election on February 16, votes will be done in two zones of Bissamcuttack…

Cuttack: Bombs have been hurled at Kathakhuntu panchayat sarpanch candidate's house late on Sunday night ahead of three-tier panchayat election in Odisha. According to sources, some unidentified hurled the explosives at the house of…

Bhubaneswar: As the Panchayat polls in Odisha are approaching, several amusing incidents come to the fore. The candidates who are contesting the Panchayat election are not leaving any opportunity to woo voters. They take different unique…

What do the panchayat polls and the subsequent Assembly and Lok Sabha election results have in common in Odisha? Do people in our state vote in a similar manner in Panchayat and subsequent Assembly/LS polls? If we look at the results of…

Bhubaneswar: As many as 36976 candidates who had filed nominations for the three-tier Panchayat election in Odisha, have been elected uncontested. This was informed by the Secretary of State Election Commission (SEC). According to the…

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission has published the finalist list of candidates for the three-tier Panchayat Polls in Odisha. Reportedly, as many as 3,418 candidates from 853 Zilla Parishad zones across the state have…