Odisha elections

Bhubaneswar: With a few days left for election to Patkura Assembly seat under the crucial Kendrapara Parliamentary Constituency, ruling BJD Supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today convened a high-level meeting with party senior…

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Supremo Naveen Patnaik today expressed his gratitude to the people of Odisha for voting his party to power once again in the general elections. Taking to Twitter, Patnaik wrote, “I humbly thank everyone…

By Swaraj Mishra* There could not have been a more unfortunate turn of events. It was the polling day at Ranpur for 1961 Vidhan Sabha elections and the Queen Mother Basant Manjari Devi who represented this constituency in 1952 and 1957…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 66 per cent polling by 5 p.m in the fourth and final phase for six Lok Sabha and 41 Assembly seats in the state on Monday, said Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Surendra Kumar.…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Surendra Kumar said sufficient steps are being taken to safeguard the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in order to avoid any damage in the wake of the cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ that has been…

Jagatsinghpur:  Sporadic violence marred the fourth and last phase of elections in Odisha with a Congress worker stabbed to death at Noliasahi near Gadakujanga under Balikuda-Erasama Assembly Constituency today. The deceased has been…

Bhubaneswar:  Even as EVM glitches were reported at various poll-bound places in the last phase elections in the State today, many voters decided to refrain themselves from franchising votes as a mark of protest over varied reasons. As…

Bhubaneswar: Once a close confidant of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, high profile former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Baijayant 'Jay' Panda faces the toughest battle of his political career as he has turned out to be the…

Nayagarh: Once again making their presence felt during the ongoing elections in Odisha, Maoists attacked the office of Banigoccha (East) Forest Range at Kuanria in Nayagarh district last night. However, no casualty was reported in the…

Bhubaneshwar: Odisha recorded 61 per cent voter turnout till 5 pm in the third phase of polling on Tuesday, said Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Surendra Kumar. He said the polling percentage would increase as voting was still on at several…