Rita Sahu

BJD’s Rita Sahu wins Bijepur bypoll by 97,990 votes, biggest margin in Odisha Assembly polls

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Ruling BJD’s Rita Sahu won the Bijepur Assembly by-election with a record margin of 97,990 votes. She was polled more votes than what the BJD president and Chief Minister had polled from the seat in April. Patnaik had polled 1,10,166 votes while Rita was polled was 1,35,957. The winning margin of Rita in Bijepur […]

Ex-MLA Ashok Panigrahy quits BJP ahead of crucial Bijepur byboll

October 12, 2019October 14, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bargarh: The BJP on Saturday received a major jolt in the State on the eve of the Bijepur Assembly bye-elections scheduled on October 21, after senior leader and former MLA Ashok Kumar Panigrahy resigned from the party alleging negligence. He was party’s candidate in the 2018 Bijepur by-election. He has sent his resignation to party […]

BJP fields Sanat Gartia again from Bijepur

September 29, 2019September 30, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: The BJP on Sunday announced Sanat Gartia as party’s candidate for the by-election to Bijepur Assembly constituency to be held on October 21. Sanat had unsuccessfully fought the last polls against BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The candidature of Sanat was announced after party’s Central Election Committee cleared his name. The ruling […]

Bijepur bypoll to be held on October 21, counting on October 24

September 21, 2019September 26, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Friday announced the schedule for the Bijepur Assembly byelections, the seat vacated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after retaining his traditional Hinjili Assembly constituency. Polling will occur on October 21, with counting on October 24. The notification will be issued on September 23 and the last date for […]