Sundargarh: For the first time ever in Odisha, eight Sarpanch candidates of Kutra gram panchayat in Sundargarh district had to face a written examination organised by the villagers of Malupada.
As campaigns are underway for the panchayat polls in Odisha, the voters at Malupada decided to test the Sarpanch candidates to decide who among them is/are suitable to take over the role.
What are your 5 goals of being a Sarpanch candidate? If elected as Sarpanch, what are your goals for the next 5 years? How many villages, wards and people are there in the gram panchayat? and, Describe the previous Sarpanch, were some of the questions faced by the candidates.
Interestingly, the candidates did not oppose such a move by the villagers. Out of the nine Sarpanch candidates, eight appeared the written examination. However, only three candidates cleared the examination.
Finally, the villagers have decided to vote for the three candidates who passed the exam. Each villager will decide on his or her personal level on who to vote among the three.
