100-year-old woman arrives in wheelchair to vote

Cuttack: A 100-year-old woman set an example for others by casting her vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the country on Monday in Cuttack district. Padmabati Nayak, a resident of Kusunupur under Kurujang gram panchayat in Mahanga block in Cuttack district, was among the thousands of voters who queued up to […]

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Lok Sabha, Assembly Elections: Phase-IV constituencies list

Bhubaneswar: The Phase-IV polling for the Lok Sabha and Assembly Elections-2019 will be held on April 29 (Monday). In the fourth phase of the election, voting for a total of six Lok Sabha constituencies and 41 Assembly seats coming under these PCs will be conducted. Also read: 95.15 Lakh Voters To Decide Electoral Fortune Of 388 […]

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Congress’s Bobby Mohanty richest MLA candidate with Rs 103 crore assets

Bhubaneswar: Congress candidate for Baramba constituency Bobby Mohanty is the richest among the candidates contesting the Assembly elections in the State with Rs 103 crore, according to a report by election watchdog Association for Democratic reforms (ADR). Mohanty was followed by BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik with Rs 63 crore assets and PCC president […]

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95.15 lakh voters to decide electoral fortune of 388 candidates on Monday

Bhubaneswar: There are as many as 95,14,883 registered voters, including 46,05,694 women, in the fourth phase of balloting in the State on Monday. The fourth phase polling will be held in Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur parliamentary constituencies and 41 Assembly segments coming under these six PCs. The last polling day in Odisha […]

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Fresh polls recommended in 12 booths of Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Surendra Kumar has recommended the Election Commission of India (ECI) for fresh poll in 12 booths that went to poll in the third phase on April 23. Kumar informed that recommendation was made to the ECI for repolling booth number 196 at Jhajia UGME School in Baramba Assembly constituency (AC), […]

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Campaigning for fourth phase polls ends today, Amit Shah to address rallies in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Campaigning for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, the last polling day in Odisha, will come to an end on Saturday evening in the State. On the last day of electioneering for the fourth phase, all political parties will make final efforts to woo the voters. Today, BJP national president Amit […]

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Now, two polling officials axed in Deogarh for ‘human error’

Deogarh: Seven days after Bargarh Collector-cum-District Election officer suspended six officials for dereliction of duty, Deogarh Collector-cum-DEO on Friday suspended a Sector Officer and Presiding Officer for negligence. The Collector put Sector Officer T Gopalkrishana Saraf and Presiding Officer Himashu Sekhar Behera under suspension for misparing of VVPAT and EVM machine at booth number 183 […]

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Five years on, missing woman polling officer yet to be traced in Odisha

Phulbani: Five years have passed since Gram Rojgar Sevak (GRS) Mamata Naik, went missing while on election duty on April 7, 2014 but she is yet to be traced. The matter resurfaced in the wake of GRS Sanjukta Digal being killed by Maoists at Bandapada under the Gochhapada police station on April 17 during the […]

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Fuel prices likely to soar after elections

Bhubaneswar: Though the price of crude oil in international market has touched new heights, no change has been noticed in fuel prices in India. Researchers expect that oil marketing companies (OMCs) to significantly increase fuel prices after the country-wide general elections. Despite rising global crude oil prices, OMCs have not yet passed the buck to […]

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