Panchayat Elections: Odisha Govt Re-Publishes Draft Reservation List For ZP Presidents Posts

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the Panchayat Elections, Odisha Government on Friday re-published the draft list of reservations for Zilla Parishad (ZP) president posts.

Here are the details according to the notification issued by the Panchayati Raj department.

10 ZP chief posts have been kept for unreserved category.

Candidates from Scheduled Caste category can fight for ZP president posts Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Boudh, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts.

Scheduled Tribes candidates can fight the elections in Kandhamal, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Mayurbhanj, Malkangiri, Rayagada and Sundargarh districts.

50 per cent seats booked for women candidates

Public suggestions/objections:

The general public have been asked to submit suggestions or objections within 10 days of issue of the draft list or by 5.30 pm of January 3, 2022.

People can do so at dir-pr.od@gov.in or prsec.or@nic

Also Read: BJD To Go Ahead With Preference To OBC Candidates In Odisha Panchayat Polls

It may be noted that the Orissa High Court on Wednesday asked the State government to take up fresh draft notification on the reservation to offices of three-tier Panchayati Raj bodies.

The government has been directed to invite objections on the reservation guidelines till January 3, 2022, and resolve the objections by January 5. It would submit the final reservation list to the State Election Commission (SEC) on January 7 so that the notification for the panchayat elections is issued on January 8.

Earlier in the day, BJD’s organisational secretary Pranab Prakash Das said they may go upto 50% quota for the backward classes. His statement comes a day after Panchayati Raj Minister Pratap Jena said the BJD will give preference to OBCs during selection of candidates for panchayat polls.