Odisha's CM Naveen Patnaik

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Odisha Likely To Conduct Seprate ULB Polls, Issues Referendum

The Odisha government is likely to conduct direct elections for the post of Mayor of Municipal Corporations and Chairperson of Municipalities as it issued a referendum to the public, on August 13. The move to amend the existing rules of 1994 will help the government to decide on the reservation for SC, ST, and OBC candidates in ULB polls. Also, the statute will be called, Odisha Municipal Amendment Rules, 2021.  

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 - 05:23 PM / by Brijesh Goswami

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