Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) has called for an all-party meeting on January 10 to discuss about the upcoming Panchayat polls.
In a letter to office bearers of all political parties in Odisha, Secretary of SEC, Rabindra Nath Sahu has requested president and general secretaries of all political parties to attend the meeting at Geeta Gobinda Sadan on January 10.
For free and fair and effective conduct of the upcoming election for the Zilla Parishads, the State Election Commissioner will conduct a meeting with all political parties, the letter read.
The term of existing Zilla Parishads will end in March 2022. According to the rules, the election for new Zilla Parishads should be held before completion of the five-year term, it added.
Senior members of the parties, nominated by the president or general secretaries can also attend the meeting, stated Sahu.
