Odisha Gram Panchayat Zilla Parishad Election Result 2017 2018 Dates Candidates Opinion Exit Poll Ward Voter list
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Odisha Gram Panchayat Zilla Parishad Election Result 2017 2018 Dates Candidates Opinion Exit Poll Ward Voter list
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A Gram Panchayat, City Corporation, Mahanagar Palika or Mahanagar Nigam is a local government in India that administers urban areas with a population of more than one million. The growing population and urbanization in various cities of India were in need of a local governing body that can work for providing necessary community services like health care, educational institution, housing, transport etc. by collecting property tax and fixed grant from the State Government.
Odisha Gram Panchayat Election Dates Details 2017
The three-tier panchayat polls in Odisha began Monday amid cases of poll violence reported in different parts of the state. The state is scheduled to hold the Panchayat elections in five phases between February 13 and February 21. The timing of polling is 7 am to 12:00 pm. On polling days, counting of votes starts from 1 pm till the completion. The first phase polling was held in 188 Zilla Parishad seats spread over 65 blocks in 29 districts where 716 candidates contested.
Gram Panchayat Elections in the State of Odisha in The year 2017
The State Election Commission (SEC) had in December announced the dates for elections to the Panchayati Raj bodies. Elections are to be held for 853 Zilla Parishad members, 6,802 sarpanches, 6,801 panchayat Samiti members and 92,052 ward members. Half the seats have been reserved for women.
Polling Dates:
- First phase: February 13
- Second Phase: February 15
- Third phase: February 17
- Fourth phase: February 19
- Fifth phase: February 21
District Wise Population of Odisha
| Rank | City | District | Population (2011) |
| 1 | Bhubaneswar | Khordha | 837,737 |
| 2 | Cuttack | Cuttack | 650,000 |
| 3 | Rourkela | Sundergarh | 536,450 |
| 4 | Berhampur | Ganjam | 355,823 |
| 5 | Sambalpur | Sambalpur | 335,761 |
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