189 people file nominations for posts of ULB chiefs in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A total of 189 people filed papers for the posts of mayors and chairpersons of urban local bodies in Odisha on Sunday, an SEC official said.

Congress candidates Madhusmita Acharya and Giribala Behera on Sunday filed their nominations for the post of mayor in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack Municipal Corporations respectively, reported PTI.

The state election commission in a statement said another 1,918 candidates submitted their papers for the posts of councillors and corporators for the March 24 ULB polls.

The filing of nominations will end on March 7.

Elections to 47 municipalities, 59 notified area councils, and three municipal corporations will be held on March 24 and the results will be declared on March 26.