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Bhubaneswar: BJP national president Amit Shah will address public meetings in Mayurbhanj and Jajpur on April 27, informed party spokesperson Golak Mohapatra. He also informed that Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Rajnath Singh will hold public meetings in the State on April 24 and 25, respectively. The BJP heavyweights will campaign for the party candidates […]
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Cuttack: Demanding scrapping of elections, a large number of farmers, including women under the aegis of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) on Sunday staged demonstration in front of Bhubananada Engineering College in a bid to stop the movement of polling party officials to different booths. The NNKS has been agitating in Odisha demanding price, prestige […]
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Bhubaneswar: BJD candidate for the Patkura Assembly constituency Bed Prakash Agarwalla died here on Saturday following a prolonged illness. Now, as per the guidelines, elections to the Patkura Assembly constituency will be countermanded. But polls for Kendrapara Lok Sabha seat will be held as usual. The Election Commission of India will notify the fresh schedule. […]
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Bargarh: Six polling officials, including three presiding officers were suspended on Friday by the Returning Officer of Bargarh district for “negligence”. The six suspended officials are Presiding Officers Umashankar Panigarhai, Priyabrata Sahu and Ratam Sethi and Sector Officers Manoranjan Panigarhi, Prashant Satpathy and Pradip Pradhan. They were engaged in booth number 68, 116 and 235. […]
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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha once again on April 23 as part of his election campaign, informed party State unit spokesperson Golak Mohapatra. During his one-day visit Modi will address a public rally in Kendrapara and Balasore. The saffron party has fielded former BJD veteran Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda and Pratap Sarangi from […]
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Bhubaneswar: At least 33 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm in Odisha in second phase polls, informed Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Surendra Kumar. Balloting is being held in five Lok Sbaha constituencies and 35 Assembly segments coming under the parliamentary constituencies (PCs). Like the first phase polling, the voting in the second […]
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Kandhamal: Maoists on Tuesday gunned down a woman official on polling duty near Barala village under Gochapada police limits of Kandhamal district. The deceased was identified as Sanjukta Digal, a resident of Kandribali. She was the sector officer and was on her way to the polling booth along with other officials to oversee the arrangements […]
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Bhubaneswar: Voting in the second phase of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections-2019 will be held on Thursday in five LS and 35 Assembly constituencies in Odisha. Here is the full list of the constituencies which are going to vote in the second phase Five Lok Sabha seats Bargarh Sundargarh Bolangir Kandhamal Aska Thirty-five Assembly constituencies […]
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Gajapati: Unidentified miscreants on Tuesday late night reportedly set ablaze the car of senior BJD leader and Mulnivasi Mancha Convenor Rabi Rathan at High School Square under Mohana police station in Gajapati district. The mishap occurred when Rathan’s son and the driver, who were on their way to repair the car, parked the vehicle on […]
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Uttar Pradesh: As many as 85 candidates are contesting for eight Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in phase two of the general elections. The parliamentary constituencies going to poll in this phase are – Nagina, Amroha, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Hathras, Mathura, Agra and Fatehpur Sikri. In 2014 general elections, a total of 125 candidates contested […]
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