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Odisha municipal result highlights: BJD sweeps urban local elections

Odisha Urban Body Elections Result 2022 highlights: The Biju Janata Dal has swept the municipal bodies elections, winning 95 out of 108 municipalities.
Odisha municipal election 2022 result: BJD whitewashes urban local polls. (HT PHOTO
Odisha municipal election 2022 result: BJD whitewashes urban local polls. (HT PHOTO

The results of the elections to 108 municipal bodies are out. The Biju Janata Dal has won 95 of them, with the Bharatiya Janata Party bagging just 16. The State Election Commission (SEC) said that nearly 65% of registered voters turned up for polling in the 106 civic bodies while about 54% voted to elect councillors to three municipal corporations. Of the three corporations, Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) recorded the highest 65% voters turnout, while Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) was a distant second with 50% voter turnout. About 47% of voters polled in Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC)....Read More

 

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Mar 26, 2022 8:44 PM IST

Odisha municipal poll results: What this win means for Naveen Patnaik's BJD

The ruling party's domination was complete across the length and breadth of the coastal state, before the Assembly polls which will be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. Let's decode what the victory means for the BJD which has been ruling the state for the past 22 years. Full story

Mar 26, 2022 8:36 PM IST

Odisha municipal election results: BJD wins all mayor posts, 95 councils

The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) registered a thumping victory in the Odisha municipal elections, winning three municipal corporations and 95 out of 108 urban local body councils, the results of which were announced on Saturday. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured six, the Congress four, while Independents get bagged three seats. Full report

Mar 26, 2022 7:10 PM IST

BJD wins 95 out of 108 urban local body councils

Biju Janta Dal (BJD) wins 95 out of 108 Urban Local Body Councils in Odisha, BJP gets 6, Congress 4, Independents get 3 seats, reports ANI

Mar 26, 2022 6:06 PM IST

65% voter turnout in all civic bodies, says state poll panel

Nearly 65% of registered voters turned up for polling in the 106 civic bodies while about 54% voted to elect councillors to three municipal corporations.

Mar 26, 2022 5:43 PM IST

BJD clinches three municipalities in Mayurbhanj

The Biju Janata Dal won three municipality/notified area council chairperson polls in Mayurbhanj

Puppy Prusty: Karanjia
Abhishek Pattnaik: Rairangpur
Krushnananda Mohanty: Baripada

Mar 26, 2022 5:33 PM IST

BJD clinches 1,183 councilor seats, BJP bags 286

The ruling Biju Janata Dal has bagged 1,183 councillor seats out of 1,731. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 286 seats. Congress could win only 139 seats and others bagged 116 seats.

Mar 26, 2022 5:24 PM IST

BJD wins 73 out of 105 municipalities, BJP bags 16

The results have been declared for 105 municipalities. The ruling Biju Janata Dal has won 73 chairperson seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party won 16. Congress bagged seven seats while others got nine. 

Mar 26, 2022 4:35 PM IST

BJD clinches Berhampur, leads in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar

The ruling Biju Janata Dal has clinched the mayoral post in Berhampur, while it has gained massive leads in capital Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.

Mar 26, 2022 4:01 PM IST

BJD races ahead in Cuttack Mayor polls trends

According to latest trends, the ruling Biju Janata Dal has gained a massive lead over its rivals in the elections to the post of Cuttack mayor.

Subhash Singh (BJD): 37,923

Giribala Behera (Congress): 24,706

Sritam Das (BJP) : 10,949

Mar 26, 2022 3:51 PM IST

BJD gains massive lead in Bhubaneswar mayor polls

Here are the latest trends to the mayor post in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC)

Sulochana Das (BJD): 75,152
 

Suniti Mund (BJP): 52,988
 

Madhusmita Acharya (Congress): 4,080

Mar 26, 2022 3:37 PM IST

Latest trends on concillor elections

Latest trends on councillor elections to 1,731 seats

BJD: 1,164
BJP: 282
Cong: 139
Others: 113

Mar 26, 2022 3:26 PM IST

Here are the latest trends on the counting of votes in municipal corporation polls

Here are the latest trends on the counting of votes in municipal corporation polls
BMC (67) = BJD- 19, BJP- 6, Congress- 0, Others-4

CMC (59) = BJD-25, BJP- 3, Congress-3, Others -5

BeMC (42) = BJD- 30, BJP- 7, Congress-1, Others- 4

Mar 26, 2022 3:13 PM IST

Latest trends on chairpersons posts

Here are the trends on the 105 chairperson posts which went to polls

BJD: 72
BJP: 17
Congress: 7
Others: 9

Mar 26, 2022 3:04 PM IST

Latest trends: Who won the maximum number of councillor seats

According to the latest data, the Biju Janata Dal has won 1,044 out of 1,731 councillor seats. The BJP has won 259, the Congress winning 116 and others bagging 102 seats.

Mar 26, 2022 2:58 PM IST

BJD candidate fires gunshots in the air to celebrate win

Kairu Swain, the Biju Janata Dal councillor from Ward 9 of Subarnapur, allegedly fires gunshots in the air to celebrate election victory, reports Odisha TV.

Mar 26, 2022 2:56 PM IST

Latest seat-wise winning candidates list

Baripada: Krushnananda Mohanty (BJD)

Barbil, Keonjhar: Laxman Mohanta (BJD)

Keonjhar: Niku Sahoo (BJP)

Mar 26, 2022 2:51 PM IST

Latest trends on Bhubaneswar mayor election

As per the latest trends on Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) mayor election, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Sulochana Das is leading the race with 44,938 votes. The BJP's Suniti Mund is placed second with 32,917 votes while the Congress's Madhusmita Acharya has just bagged 2,143  votes

 

Mar 26, 2022 2:40 PM IST

Latest update on Cuttack mayoral election trends

Biju Janata Dal's Subhash Singh is leading the race for Cuttack mayoral post with 37,923 votes. His nearest rival Giribala Behera from the Congress has bagged 24,706 votes till now. The BJP's Sritam Das got 10,949 votes
 

Mar 26, 2022 2:33 PM IST

Latest trends on BMC, BeMC & CMC municipal polls

Here are the latest trends on the counting of votes in municipal corporation polls

BMC (67) =  BJD- 17, BJP- 5,  Congress- 0, Others-2

CMC (59) = BJD-18, BJP- 1, Congress-2, Others -3

BeMC (42) = BJD- 23, BJP- , Congress-1, Others- 4

Mar 26, 2022 2:24 PM IST

BJD's Sanghamitra Dalai elected mayor of Berhampur

Biju Janata Dal's Sanghamitra Dalai has won the mayoral polls of Berhampur Municipal Corporation. She defeated her nearest rival Sabita Suar of the BJP by 20,236 votes

Mar 26, 2022 2:16 PM IST

Latest trends in municipal polls in Nuapada

Independent candidate Mohammad Adam wins Nuapada Notified Area Council (NAC)

Congress nominee Ujjwal Gupta wins Khariar

BJP's Sonia Jain wins in Khariar Road NAC

Mar 26, 2022 1:31 PM IST

Latest trends on BMC, CMC, BeMC mayor elections

BJD candidates are leading for mayoral race in all three municipal corporations. 

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation: BJD's Sulochana Das is leading with 36,153 votes while her closest rival, BJP's Suniti Mund, has secured 25,841 votes. Congress candidate is nowhere in the race with 1,614 votes.

Berhampur Municipal Corporation: BJD's Sanghamitra Dalai continues to lead with 39,574 votes against BJP's Sabita Suar who has secured 29,478 votes.

Cuttack Municipal Corporation: BJD's Subhash Singh is leading the contest with 25,724 votes. Congress's Giribala Behera is trailing with 19,837 votes and BJP's Sritam Das is at third position with 8,402 votes.

Mar 26, 2022 1:12 PM IST

Odisha municipal result: How are parties faring for corporators race

BMC (67): BJD - 11; BJP - 2; Congress - 0; Others - 1

CMC (59): BJD - 18; BJP - 1; Congress - 2; Others - 3

BeMC (42): BJD - 13; BJP - 2; Congress - 1; Others - 2

Mar 26, 2022 12:37 PM IST

Odisha municipal result: Where parties stand

Chairpersons: BJD - 72; BJP - 17; Congress - 7

Councillors: BJD - 721; BJP - 164; Congress - 97

Mar 26, 2022 12:13 PM IST

BJD mayor candidate Sanghmitra Dalai leads from Berhampur

BJD's mayoral candidate Sanghmitra Dalai is leading from Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) after Round 4 of counting.

Mar 26, 2022 11:46 AM IST

BJD mayor candidate for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation leads after Round 1

Sulochana Das, BJD's mayor candidate for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), is leading after one round of counting. Das was ahead with 640 votes against BJP candidate Suniti Mund who secured 336 votes.

Mar 26, 2022 11:36 AM IST

BJD mayor candidate for Cuttack municipal corporation leads after 3 rounds

BJD mayor candidate for Cuttack municipal corporation is leading by 842 votes after three rounds of counting. BJD's Subhash Singh has received 10,676 votes while Congress's Giribala Behera is trailing at 2nd position with 9834 votes.

Mar 26, 2022 10:50 AM IST

BJD races ahead for councillors, corporators post

Biju Janata Dal is leading on 946 seats in the race for councillors and corporators, while BJP is leading on 226. Congress is in the third position with a lead on 90 seats.

Mar 26, 2022 10:13 AM IST

BJD leads in 72 seats for mayor/chairperson race, BJP on 17

The latest trend suggests that Naveen Patnaik's BJD is leading in 72 seats for the mayor/chairperson race. BJP is leading in 17 while Congress on six seats.

Mar 26, 2022 9:30 AM IST

Early trends suggest massive advantage to BJD

As per the initial trends, BJD is leading for 208 seats for corporator/councillor, while BJP is leading on 32. Congress is in the third position with a lead on 12 seats. For the mayoral/chairperson post, BJD is leading on 36 and BJP on 11.

Mar 26, 2022 9:02 AM IST

Counting of votes delayed in Bhubaneshwar over BJB strongroom incident

The counting of votes was delayed in Bhubaneshwar over an incident outside a strongroom near the BJB Autonomous College. A man was beaten up outside the strongroom by supporters of different political parties on suspicion that he was trying to go inside to tamper with EVMs. 

Mar 26, 2022 7:43 AM IST

Odisha municipal elections: Counting of votes to begin shortly

The counting of votes for 106 urban local bodies and three corporations will start at 8am.

 

Mar 26, 2022 7:29 AM IST

Odisha municipal polls: BJP supporter stabbed, BJD MLA's brother thrashed

Some sporadic incidents of violence were reported in isolated places. According to a report, a BJP supporter was seriously injured after being stabbed when opposed alleged booth rigging by rival party workers in the Bhadrak district. Bhadrak SP Charan Singh Meena said that the injured person was shifted to SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack. In another incident of violence, BJP workers allegedly thrashed a BJD MLA's brother Pradeep Meher over money distribution allegations at Kolpada in Bolangir district.

Mar 26, 2022 6:59 AM IST

Man beaten up outside strongroom on suspicion of EVM tampering

A man was beaten up outside a strongroom in Bhubaneswar on Friday by supporters of different political parties on suspicion that he was trying to go inside to tamper with EVMs. Police said they had to resort to lathi charge after the incident occurred near the BJB Autonomous College.

Mar 26, 2022 11:46 AM IST

BJD mayor candidate for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation leads after Round 1

Sulochana Das, BJD's mayor candidate for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), is leading after one round of counting. Das was ahead with 640 votes against BJP candidate Suniti Mund who secured 336 votes.

Mar 26, 2022 11:36 AM IST

BJD mayor candidate for Cuttack municipal corporation leads after 3 rounds

BJD mayor candidate for Cuttack municipal corporation is leading by 842 votes after three rounds of counting. BJD's Subhash Singh has received 10,676 votes while Congress's Giribala Behera is trailing at 2nd position with 9834 votes.

Mar 26, 2022 10:50 AM IST

BJD races ahead for councillors, corporators post

Biju Janata Dal is leading on 946 seats in the race for councillors and corporators, while BJP is leading on 226. Congress is in the third position with a lead on 90 seats.

Mar 26, 2022 10:13 AM IST

BJD leads in 72 seats for mayor/chairperson race, BJP on 17

The latest trend suggests that Naveen Patnaik's BJD is leading in 72 seats for the mayor/chairperson race. BJP is leading in 17 while Congress on six seats.

Mar 26, 2022 9:30 AM IST

Early trends suggest massive advantage to BJD

As per the initial trends, BJD is leading for 208 seats for corporator/councillor, while BJP is leading on 32. Congress is in the third position with a lead on 12 seats. For the mayoral/chairperson post, BJD is leading on 36 and BJP on 11.

Mar 26, 2022 9:02 AM IST

Counting of votes delayed in Bhubaneshwar over BJB strongroom incident

The counting of votes was delayed in Bhubaneshwar over an incident outside a strongroom near the BJB Autonomous College. A man was beaten up outside the strongroom by supporters of different political parties on suspicion that he was trying to go inside to tamper with EVMs. 

Mar 26, 2022 7:43 AM IST

Odisha municipal elections: Counting of votes to begin shortly

The counting of votes for 106 urban local bodies and three corporations will start at 8am.

 

Mar 26, 2022 7:29 AM IST

Odisha municipal polls: BJP supporter stabbed, BJD MLA's brother thrashed

Some sporadic incidents of violence were reported in isolated places. According to a report, a BJP supporter was seriously injured after being stabbed when opposed alleged booth rigging by rival party workers in the Bhadrak district. Bhadrak SP Charan Singh Meena said that the injured person was shifted to SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack. In another incident of violence, BJP workers allegedly thrashed a BJD MLA's brother Pradeep Meher over money distribution allegations at Kolpada in Bolangir district.

Mar 26, 2022 6:59 AM IST

Man beaten up outside strongroom on suspicion of EVM tampering

A man was beaten up outside a strongroom in Bhubaneswar on Friday by supporters of different political parties on suspicion that he was trying to go inside to tamper with EVMs. Police said they had to resort to lathi charge after the incident occurred near the BJB Autonomous College.

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