Bhubaneswar, Feb 27: State Election Commission of Odisha declared results of three-tier Panchayat Poll. According to results declared by the State Election Commission (SEC), out of 846 Zilla Parishad seats for which polls were held in five phases, the BJD has won 473 seats, the BJP 297, Congress 60 and others 16 seats.
In Panchayat Election 2012, BJD had won 654 seats followed by Congress 128 seats and BJP 36 seats out of 854 seats. Results of Belapada in Bolangir district, Niali seat in Cuttack district and Shergada constituency in Ganjam district were withheld, the SEC release said. Also, Elections in ZP constituencies’ number 7 and 8 of Chitrakonda in Malkangiri could not be held due to Maoist threats. The result shows, BJP gained much and became the second largest party next to BJD whereas Congress with 60 seats lost a lot. SEC release said, CPI won two ZP seats whereas CPI(M), JMM and Ama Odisha Party could secure one seat each. Independent candidates won 11 seats in Panchayat Election 2017. Election was revoked at 20-Gania ZP constituency in Nayagarh district the death of a candidate whereas polling was not conducted 2-Komna ZP seat in Nuapada district following a high court order.
