Odisha Panchayat elections

Odisha Panchayat polls: 71% voter turnout in second phase

18/02/202219/02/2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

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 […]

Panchayat elections: 8,648 nomination papers rejected

23/01/202224/01/2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

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 […]

Panchayat elections: SEC directs DGP for strict enforcement of COVID-19 norms

20/01/202221/01/2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

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 […]

Odisha: Five-phase Panchayat elections to begin from February 16

11/01/202212/01/2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, January 11: The three-tier Panchayat elections will be held in five phases between February 16 and February 24, announces the State Election Commissioner (SEC) Aditya Prasad Padhi here on Tuesday. Announcing the schedule in a press conference, Padhi said the Panchayat elections will be held on February 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24. The […]

Odisha SP demands to postpone panchayat elections

28/12/202129/12/2021Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, December 28: The Odisha unit of Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday requested Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to postpone the Panchayat polls in State for a period of six months and file a review petition in the Supreme Court to provide reservation to OBC people in the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs.) SP State unit president […]

Odisha: Fresh draft reservation list for Zilla Parishads released; 12 seats reserved for SC & ST

24/12/202125/12/2021Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneawar, December 25: Following the Orissa High Court’s order, the State Government revised its seat reservation list for the post of Zilla Parishad chairperson in all the 30 districts for the upcoming three-tier Panchayat elections and released the draft notification on Friday. The Government has reserved 12 seats for SC and ST categories. As many […]