Odisha SEC To Announce New Norms For Elections To ZP President & VP Posts; Know Additional Rules

By
OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: With the state government making amendment to the Odisha Zilla Parishad Election Rules, 1994, the State Election Commission (SEC) is set to announce new guidelines for the indirect election to the zilla parishad (ZP) president and vice-president posts.

As per the amended rules, all parties participating in the election and the election officer would appoint their agents for the election. It has also been made mandatory for the ZP members to show their votes to the agents before putting those into the ballot box.

According to sources, the political parties will have to submit details about their agents to the electoral officer a day before the election. The elected ZP member can submit nomination papers for contesting for the president and vice-president posts on the election day.

After scrutiny and withdrawal of the nominations, voting will be held from 1.30 pm to 4 pm and then the result will be declared.

The elections to the post of ZP president is scheduled on March 13 and to vice-president on March 13 25.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Why Simi Garewal Deleted Post Defending Abhishek Bachchan Amid His Divorce Rumours?

New Delhi: Bollywood actress and talk show host Simi Garewal recently shared a post defending…

November 6, 2024

Odisha: Govt Engineering College Student Thrashed By Seniors For Raising Voice Against Ragging

Keonjhar: A second-year student of a government engineering college in Odisha's Keonjhar on Wednesday brought…

November 6, 2024

‘Mai Jald Hi Aaungi’: How Noted Folk Singer Sharda Sinha Kept Promise To Late Husband

New Delhi: Folk singer Sharda Sinha, who was admitted to AIIMS due to complications related…

November 6, 2024

Odisha Police Debunks Murder-For-Robbery Plot, Arrest Man For Killing Spouse

Jeypore: A 24-year-old inconsolable man, rolling on the ground unable to bear the loss of…

November 6, 2024

LMV License Holders Can Drive Transport Vehicles: Supreme Court

New Delhi: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a…

November 6, 2024

2 Die, One Critical As Car Crashes Into Tree In Odisha’s Konark

Bhubaneswar: Two persons died while another sustained critical injuries as the car in which they…

November 6, 2024

US Election Results: Trump Ahead Of Harris In Three Swing States

New Delhi: Tens of millions of Americans are choosing between two candidates with vastly different…

November 6, 2024

Thieves Decamp With Jewellery & Cash From Tara Tarini Temple In Odisha’s Ganjam

Berhampur: Unidentified miscreants decamped with gold and silver jewellery worth lakhs of rupees and all…

November 6, 2024