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Bhubaneswar, March 27: Senior IAS, IPS officers, including Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra and DGP Sunil Bansal and members of a number of Service Associations on Sunday met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and congratulated him for the spectacular success of the BJD in the recently held Panchayat and Urban Local Body (ULB) elections. Thanking the […]
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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, 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 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 […]
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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 […]
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Bhubaneswar, December 25: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday decided to field at least 40 per cent other backward class (OBC) candidates in the upcoming Panchayat and Urban elections in the State. A resolution to this effect was passed in the party’s executive committee meeting headed by party chief and Chief Minister Naveen […]
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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 […]
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