Panchayat Elections

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) in Odisha has announced Rs 30 lakh ex-gratia for Covid-19 death of any person engaged in panchayat election duty in the state. In an order, the SEC said the ex-gratia will be applicable to all civil persons including government (both Centre and State), corporation (including Central and State PSU),…

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) of Odisha on Tuesday announced that panchayat polls will be held in five phases from February 16. The SEC has banned rallies and victory processions in the wake of the pandemic but allowed door-to-door campaigns with only five people, reported PTI. “Elections to three-tier panchayats will take place on…