Gajapati (Odisha) [India], March 3 (ANI): An agitated sarpanch candidate, who lost the Odisha panchayat election in Gangabada village of Gajapati district, allegedly dug up a village road, put blockades and removed streetlights apparently out of frustration.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 2 (ANI): The ruling Biju Janta Dal (BJD) swept the three-tier panchayat elections by winning 766 out of 852 seats announced by the State Election Commission on Tuesday.
Jajpur (Odisha) [India], February 21 (ANI): Poll violence intensified during the third phase of polling in the panchayat elections in Odisha's Jajpur with some journalists being attacked and as many as 20 people detained, informed the District Magistrate.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 16 (ANI): Over 70 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of the five-phase Odisha Panchayat poll that concluded on Wednesday, informed the State Election Commission.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 30 (ANI): Odisha's BJP unit on Saturday released its manifesto for the forthcoming Panchayat elections in the state.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 11 (ANI): The State Election Commission (SEC) of Odisha on Tuesday announced the schedule for the three-tier panchayat elections that will be held in five phases starting from February 16.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 2 (ANI): A combined team of the Bhim Army, the OBC Mahasabha and the Jayas demonstrated outside Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's residence against the abolition of reservation in Urban Body and Panchayat polls on Sunday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 26 (ANI): Candidates contesting Panchayat elections will now have to mandatorily submit details on criminal antecedents, assets and liabilities, educational qualifications through affidavits at the time of filing nomination papers in Odisha.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 22 (ANI): In the recently held panchayat elections in four districts of Rajasthan, the ruling Congress emerged as the major player by winning 278 seats of Panchayat Samiti members.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], December 20 (ANI): Gram Panchayat elections in Gujarat conducted on Sunday reported an average voter turn out of 60 per cent with reports of some clashes and complaints of breach of the code of conduct, stated State Election Commission.
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], December 10 (ANI): Sitting Member of Legislative Council from Kalaburagi and Bharatiya Janata Party leader, BG Patil on Friday, cast his vote at Taluka Panchayat polling station here and claimed that the party would win nearly 18 seats in the ongoing biennial