BJD’s Rudrapratap Maharathy wins Pipili by-poll by over 20,000 votes

Bhubaneswar, October 3: Ruling BJD candidate Rudrapratap Maharathy won the Pipili by-poll on Sunday, defeating his nearest rival Ashrit Pattnaik of the BJP by over 20,000 votes, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said. Maharathy secured 96,972 votes, while Pattnaik bagged 76,056 votes. Congress nominee Bishwokeshan Harichandan Mohapatra got 4,261 votes, the EC said. Total […]

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Counting of votes for Pipili bypoll begins amid tight security & COVID-19 protocols

Bhubaneawar, October 3: The counting of votes for the Pipili Assembly bypoll has begun amidst tight security arrangements on Sunday. Fare of 10 candidates will decided today. The by-election to the Assembly Constituency in Odisha’s Puri district was was held on September 30. A voter turnout of 78 per cent was recorded at 348 booths […]

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