Panchayat Polls

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh will be the BJP’s star campaigner for the ensuing panchayat polls in Odisha. Some other Chief Ministers of neighboring states and parliamentarians have been added to the list. The ruling BJD and…

Ahead of Panchayat Polls, Maoists abducted five election officials including a villager from the cut-off area in Malkangiri district today morning. The abducted officials were identified as Hrushikesh Naik, Purusottam Behera, Praveen…

Ahead of Panchayat Elections, the CPI (Maoist) Malkangiri Divisional Committee have warned the tribals of Malkangiri district to restrain from Panchayat Polls. They also threatened not to apply for candidature and cast vote in the…

Alleging violation of model code of conduct by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Panchayat Polls, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday sought the intervention of the State Election Commissioner (SEC) in the matter. Ruling…

The State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday increased the expenditure limit of the candidates for upcoming 3-tire panchayat polls in Odisha going to be held in February, 2017. The expenditure limit of Zilla Parishad candidates has…

The ruling BJD started its month-long ‘Jansampark Padyatra’ (peoples’ contact programme) on Sunday to sensitise people about its various developmental initiatives ahead of the panchayat polls. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated…

Which party in Odisha has the clear edge in Panchayat polls? Is BJD assured of a massive win? Will Congress give it a tough fight? IS BJP doing enough to match its rivals? Deepak Kumar Prusty: BJD will be the winner by hook or crook.…

The State Election Commission (SEC) has begun the preparations for the panchayat polls in 25 districts of Odisha. The rest five districts include Balasore, Bargarh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi and Nuapada, where the decision of the state…

Odisha BJP Unit on Friday announced that it will field candidates across all panchayats and zilla parishad zones in the state in the upcoming panchayat polls for the year 2016-17. It was decided in a high level meeting of BJP Election…

The Commissioner-cum-secretary, Panchayati Raj, Deoranjan Kumar Singh has asked all the district collectors to complete the process of delimitation of wards and reservation of seats by August 19 as per the provisions of the Panchayati Raj…