odisha elections

Odisha: BJD announces second list of MLA & third list of Lok Sabha candidates

April 3, 2024April 4, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, April 3: Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced the second list of candidates for 27 Assembly constituencies and third list for five Lok Sabha candidates in the State for the upcoming simultaneous elections. With this, BJD has announced names of 99 MLA & 20 MP candidates. […]

BJP names 3 remaining candidates for Lok Sabha polls in Odisha, fields Bhartruhari from Cuttack

March 30, 2024April 4, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, March 30: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released the second list of three Lok Sabha candidates from Odisha. While six-time MP Bhartruhari Mahtab will contest from Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency, Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi will contest from Kandhamal and Rabindra Narayan Behera from Jajpur. On March 24, the BJP had announced the first list […]

Odisha Panchayat polls: 70% voter turnout in Phase-I

February 16, 2022February 17, 2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, February 16: In the first phase of voting for the three-tier Panchayat elections on Wednesday, 70 per cent voter turnout was recorded, as per data shared by the State Election Commission (SEC). “As per the latest report received from districts, there was a 70 per cent turnout in the first phase. The polling percentage […]

Odisha: Final electoral roll for forthcoming civic body polls by February-end

February 2, 2022February 3, 2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, February 2: The final electoral roll for the forthcoming civic body elections in the State will be ready by the end of February. According to a notification issued by the State Election Commission (SEC), the primary voter list will be published on February 10 and objections will be invited for six days from February […]

Odisha: 54 ULBs to get women chairpersons

January 15, 2022January 17, 2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, January 15: The Housing & Urban Development Department on Saturday issued a notification issuing draft reservation list of chairpersons of 107 Municipalities and Notified Area Councils (NACs) of the State. As per the notification, the office of Chairperson in 54 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) has been reserved for women candidates, including 9 ULBs for […]

Husband’s Role In 2008 Riots Likely To Create Trouble For BJD’s Mohana MLA Candidate

April 7, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Gajapati: The role of Former chairperson of Special Development Council (SDC) in Gajapati district, Antarjyami Gamango, during the 2008 communal riots in Odisha is likely to create trouble for his wife Purnabasi Nayak, who is the present BJD candidate for Mohana assembly seat. Tribal and minority leaders in Mohana assembly constituency took to streets on […]