Elections 2024: Congress To Release 1st List Of Candidates For Odisha By April First Week

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by Hemanta Pande

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Congress will release the first list of its candidates for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha by the first week of April, informed former Union Minister and Odisha Congress Campaign Committee chairman Bhakta Charan Das on Thursday.

Bhubaneswar, Mar 28: Congress will release the first list of its candidates for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha by the first week of April, informed former Union Minister and Odisha Congress Campaign Committee chairman Bhakta Charan Das on Thursday.

Addressing media persons here, Das said, “Very soon, by the first week of April, the party will announce the list of candidates for at least 60 Assembly constituencies, where the party lost last election with a minimal margin.” Das said.

The Congress party will aggressively campaign against BJD and BJP and fight in the upcoming Lok Sabha and state assembly elections, he added.

The veteran Congress leader also confirmed that he is going to contest the upcoming Odisha assembly elections from Narla constituency in Kalahandi district.

" If Congress comes to power, we will form the government of Odias and all the mischiefs of non-Odia and bureaucrats will end," he said.

କଂଗ୍ରେସ ଆସିଲେ ଓଡିଆଙ୍କ ସରକାର ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା ହେବ, ଅଣ ଓଡିଆ ଓ ଅମଲାଙ୍କ ଦୌରାତ୍ମ୍ୟ ର ଅନ୍ତ ହେବ ....
ଆଜି କଂଗ୍ରେସ ଭବନରେ ଆୟୋଜିତ ସାମ୍ବାଦିକ ସମ୍ମିଳନୀରେ ପ୍ରଚାର କମିଟି ଅଧ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ଭକ୍ତ ଚରଣ ଦାସଙ୍କ ଦୃଢୋକ୍ତି @INCIndia @kharge @drajoykumar @BHAKTACHARANDAS @SaratPatINC pic.twitter.com/t9a1QyXaO0 — Odisha Congress (@INCOdisha) March 28, 2024

Odisha will vote in the Lok Sabha elections and Assembly polls, which are being held simultaneously, in four phases. The polling will be held on May 13, 20, 25 and June 1.

The votes will be counted with the rest of the country on June 4.

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Biker Dies As Hyva Hits Bike In Kendrapara

by Manisha Das

Kendrapara, Apr 29: In a tragic incident, a biker died as a Hyva truck dashed into his bike near Kasanaanta under Pattamundai police station of Kendrapara district on Monday morning.

The deceased has been identified as Bunty Mallick, son of Abhiram Mallick of Gopalpur village.

According to the information, a Hyva truck (OD04T1456), which was travelling from Ali, lost its balance due to tyre burst and hit the motorcycle(OD29M6548) near Kasanaanta.

Locals rushed to the spot rescued the accident victim and took him to Pattamundai Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

More details into the matter is still awaited.

Students, Teachers Injured In Bee Attack In Odisha's Dhenkanal

by Utkalika Mohanty

Dhenkanal, Apr 29: As many as 78 people including students and teachers were injured in the bee attack at Sapua Dam in Baligorada under Kamakhyanagar police station limits in Dhenkanal district on Monday morning.

According to the information, 80 students of Sanskar Public School had gone to the Sapua Dam for a summer camp. At that time, a swarm of bees attacked a group of students at the dam leaving them injured.

All injured students were admitted to kamakhyanagar sub-divisional hospital for immediate treatment. Eight students were critically injured and were under observation.

However, it is pertinent to mention that Odisha Govt has declared summer vacation from May 25 but Sanskar Public School has not followed the rule and orginised the summer camp for which students and teachers have been attacked by bees.

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3rd Phase Polls In Odisha: Filing Of Nomination For 6 Lok Sabha, 42 Assembly Seats Begins Today

by Manisha Das

Bhubaneswar, Apr 29: Filing of nomination for 3rd phase polls in Odisha begins today. The third phase of polls in Odisha will take place for six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 assembly seats.

The nomination process will start today with the notification for the third phase of the election.
This nomination process will continue till May 6.

The nomination papers will be verified on May 7.

May 9 is the last date for withdrawal of applications.

The third phase of elections will be held on May 25 in Odisha.

In the third phase, voters from 13 districts will cast their votes for 42 assembly seats.

Voters from Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Puri, and Bhubaneswar will cast their votes for 6 Lok Sabha seats.

In the third phase, a total of 94 lakh 41 thousand 797 voters will cast their votes.

Among them, there are 48 lakh 26 thousand 375 male voters and 46 lakh 14 thousand 797 female voters.

Among the total number of voters, the number of new voters is 2 lakh 35 thousand 764.

Among them, the number of youth voters aged between 20-30 is 18 lakhs 42 thousand 816.

While there are four phases of elections in Odisha, votes will be taken for the maximum number of seats in this phase.

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