Bhubaneswar, Feb 18: Today fresh elections were held at 36 booths across Odisha. Repolling was held where voting for the first phase panchayat polls was cancelled by the SEC due to continuous violence related to the rural elections happening out there.
Repolling was held at two booths in Balasore, 16 booths in Cuttack, five in Jajpur. In Kendrapara, the repolling was conducted at two booths in Bangalapur panchayat, eight booths under Ramchandrapur panchayat and one booth in Jagdalpur GP amidst tight security by deploying one platoon of police force. . In Nuapada, the repolling was organised at booth no – 12 in Renga under Kureshwar panchayat of Komna block. The re-election was held at booth no-4 at Purunapani in Baunsapala panchayat of Kamakhyanagar block in Dhenkanal where 379 eligible voters are present.
