Panchayat Polls

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) on Tuesday convened an all-party meeting on January 10 ahead of panchayat elections in Odisha. In a letter to all presidents/secretaries of the political parties, Rabindra Nath Sahu,…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP delegation led by MLA Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra on Wednesday met Governor Ganeshi Lal demanding reservation for backward classes in the forthcoming panchayat elections. The constitution of India mandates…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will submit the final reservation list for panchayat elections to the State Election Commission soon, said Panchayati Raj Minister Pratap Jena. The minister said the preparation of list for different…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has promulgated an Ordinance ‘The Odisha Panchayat Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021’ to amend ‘The Odisha Grama Panchayats Act, 1964’, ‘The Odisha Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959’ and ‘The Odisha Zilla Parisad…

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of upcoming Panchayat polls, Odisha's Panchayati Raj Minister Pratap Jena on Thursday said that there will be no reservation for OBC in elections however, the party will give preference to the community reservation while…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Election Commission has raised poll expenditure limits for candidates contesting for sarpanch, panchayat Samiti members, and Zilla Parishad members. According to the order issued by the SEC, a candidate…

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday stayed the panchayat elections scheduled to be held in the State on April 8. The TDP has alleged that the government had not given enough time to contest the polls after publication of…