BJD candidates file nomination for Odisha Rajya Sabha polls

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Mar 11, 2020 at 11:24 AM Updated On : Mar 11, 2020 at 11:40 AM

Bhubaneswar: Candidates of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today filed nominations for polls to four Rajya Sabha seats of Odisha.

Subash Singh, chairperson of the Odisha Construction Workers Welfare Board, Munna Khan, advisor to the government on minority affairs, Sujit Kumar, advisor of Special Development Council (SDC), and Mamata Mahanta, a member of the women wing of the BJD in Mayurbhanj district, filed their nominations at the Assembly Conference Hall here in the presence of party supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Odisha Assembly Secretary Dasarathi Satapathy, who is also the Returning Officer.

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Here are key dates of the polls:

Last date of making nominations: 13th March, 2020 (Friday).

Scrutiny of nominations: 16th March, 2020 (Monday).

Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: 18th March, 2020 (Wednesday).

Date of poll: 26th March, 2020 (Thursday).

Hours of poll: 09:00 am to 04:00 pm.

Counting of Votes: 26th March, 2020 (Thursday) at 05:00 pm.