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Bhubaneawar, March 2: Filing of nomination papers for election of various posts in 109 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), including Bhubaneawar, Cuttack and Berhampur Municipal Corporations started in the State on Wednesday. Candidates and their proposers were buying nomination forms in the office of Electoral Officer (EO). The interested candidates can file their nominations till March […]
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Bhubaneswar, February 18: As per the preliminary reports, 71 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the second phase of voting for the three-tier Panchayat elections on Friday, said State Election Commissioner (SEC) Aditya Prasad Padhi here. He said that the voting for the second phase of the Panchayat elections has ended peacefully in almost […]
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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 […]
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Bhubaneswar, February 12: The State Election Commission (SEC) on Sunday debarred senior BJD MLA and Government Chief Whip in Assembly, Pramila Malik from campaigning in the three-tier Panchayat Poll for 48 hours from 14 February (10 AM). “The Commission disapproves of the conduct of Malik, MLA Binjharpur and debars her from campaigning, including interviews, public […]
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Bhubaneswar, February 10: An all-party meeting was organised at the Special Circuit House here to invite suggestions and comments over the preliminary booth list for the civic body elections. Chaired by Bhubaneswar Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Prafulla Kumar Swain, the discussion was held on locations of booths and ward-wise booth distribution. Suggestions were invited regarding […]
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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 […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 23: As many as 8,648 nomination papers submitted by the candidates for three-tier elections to various positions in the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) have been rejected during the scrutiny done on January 22, official said on Sunday. During the exercise, total 5,544 nominations filed for the election to Ward Member post were rejected […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 20: The State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday directed the Director General of Police (DGP) Police to ensure strict enforcement of COVID-19 guidelines while filing nomination papers by candidates for the upcoming three-tier Panchayat Elections in the State. In a letter to DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal, SEC Secretary RN Sahu said that the […]
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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 […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 12: Odisha on Wednesday reported 67 fresh Omicron cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. With this the number of Omicron cases rose to 170 in the State. The Institute of Life Science (ILS), Bhubaneswar, has informed the Health and Family Welfare Department about detection of the Omicron variant cases after conducting genome […]
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