Panchayat polls

Bhubaneswar:  As many as 8,648 nomination papers submitted by candidates for election to various positions in the Panchayati Raj Institutions in Odisha were rejected during scrutiny, officials said on Sunday. During the scrutiny of the…

Bhubaneswar: On the fourth day of filing of nomination for the three-tier panchayat elections scheduled in the State from February 16, more than 58,000 aspirants have filed nomination papers. State Election Commission (SEC) Secretary R N…

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC), Odisha, has directed the DGP to issue directions for checking large congregation on the last day of the filing of nomination papers for the upcoming panchayat polls i.e. tomorrow (January…

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) has published statutory notification for holding of general elections for the posts in the three-tier Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) to be held in five phases from February 16 to 24.…

Bhadrak/Bhubaneswar: Two former MLAs have filed nomination papers as candidates for the posts of Zilla Parishad Member. Both have filed their nomination as candidates of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The two former legislators are Prafulla…

Bhubaneswar: State Election Commissioner (SEC) Aditya Prasad Padhi today emphasized on safe, free, and fair panchayat polls in the prevailing Covid-19 situation. Padhi chaired a meeting of election observers and poll expenditure…

Bhubaneswar: The filing of nomination papers for the upcoming panchayat elections in Odisha starts today. It is scheduled to continue till January 21. Candidates contesting the panchayat elections are to declare details of their criminal…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police is to ensure the safety of voters and candidates during the panchyat polls that is being held amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said DGP Sunil Bansal on Saturday. After attending a virtual meeting chaired by…

Bhubaneswar: The formal notification for the panchayat polls in Odisha was issued on Thursday. The interested candidates can file their nominations between January 17 and 21 while scrutiny of the papers will be done on January 22.…