Odisha municipal result highlights: BJD sweeps urban local elections

Odisha Urban Body Elections Result 2022 highlights: The Biju Janata Dal has swept the municipal bodies elections, winning 95 out of 108 municipalities.

Odisha municipal election 2022 result: BJD whitewashes urban local polls. (HT PHOTO

The results of the elections to 108 municipal bodies are out. The Biju Janata Dal has won 95 of them, with the Bharatiya Janata Party bagging just 16. The State Election Commission (SEC) said that nearly 65% of registered voters turned up for polling in the 106 civic bodies while about 54% voted to elect councillors to three municipal corporations. Of the three corporations, Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) recorded the highest 65% voters turnout, while Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) was a distant second with 50% voter turnout. About 47% of voters polled in Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC)....Read More

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• 26 Mar 2022, 08:44:45 PM IST

  Odisha municipal poll results: What this win means for Naveen Patnaik's BJD

  The ruling party's domination was complete across the length and breadth of the coastal state, before the Assembly polls which will be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. Let's decode what the victory means for the BJD which has been ruling the state for the past 22 years. Full story

• 26 Mar 2022, 08:36:55 PM IST

  Odisha municipal election results: BJD wins all mayor posts, 95 councils

  The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) registered a thumping victory in the Odisha municipal elections, winning three municipal corporations and 95 out of 108 urban local body councils, the results of which were announced on Saturday. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured six, the Congress four, while Independents get bagged three seats. Full report

• 26 Mar 2022, 07:10:13 PM IST

  BJD wins 95 out of 108 urban local body councils

  Biju Janta Dal (BJD) wins 95 out of 108 Urban Local Body Councils in Odisha, BJP gets 6, Congress 4, Independents get 3 seats, reports ANI

• 26 Mar 2022, 06:06:08 PM IST

  65% voter turnout in all civic bodies, says state poll panel

  Nearly 65% of registered voters turned up for polling in the 106 civic bodies while about 54% voted to elect councillors to three municipal corporations.

• 26 Mar 2022, 05:43:29 PM IST

  BJD clinches three municipalities in Mayurbhanj

  The Biju Janata Dal won three municipality/notified area council chairperson polls in Mayurbhanj
  
  Puppy Prusty: Karanjia
  Abhishek Pattnaik: Rairangpur
  Krushnananda Mohanty: Baripada

• 26 Mar 2022, 05:33:08 PM IST

  BJD clinches 1,183 councilor seats, BJP bags 286

  The ruling Biju Janata Dal has bagged 1,183 councillor seats out of 1,731. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 286 seats. Congress could win only 139 seats and others bagged 116 seats.

• 26 Mar 2022, 05:24:56 PM IST

  BJD wins 73 out of 105 municipalities, BJP bags 16

  The results have been declared for 105 municipalities. The ruling Biju Janata Dal has won 73 chairperson seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party won 16. Congress bagged seven seats while others got nine. 

• 26 Mar 2022, 04:35:26 PM IST

  BJD clinches Berhampur, leads in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar

  The ruling Biju Janata Dal has clinched the mayoral post in Berhampur, while it has gained massive leads in capital Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.

• 26 Mar 2022, 04:01:32 PM IST

  BJD races ahead in Cuttack Mayor polls trends

  According to latest trends, the ruling Biju Janata Dal has gained a massive lead over its rivals in the elections to the post of Cuttack mayor.
  
  Subhash Singh (BJD): 37,923

  Giribala Behera (Congress): 24,706

  Sritam Das (BJP) : 10,949

• 26 Mar 2022, 03:51:48 PM IST

  BJD gains massive lead in Bhubaneswar mayor polls

  Here are the latest trends to the mayor post in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC)

  Sulochana Das (BJD): 75,152
   

  Suniti Mund (BJP): 52,988
   

  Madhusmita Acharya (Congress): 4,080

• 26 Mar 2022, 03:37:03 PM IST

  Latest trends on concillor elections

  Latest trends on councillor elections to 1,731 seats
  
  BJD: 1,164
  BJP: 282
  Cong: 139
  Others: 113

• 26 Mar 2022, 03:26:16 PM IST

  Here are the latest trends on the counting of votes in municipal corporation polls

  Here are the latest trends on the counting of votes in municipal corporation polls
  BMC (67) = BJD- 19, BJP- 6, Congress- 0, Others-4
  
  CMC (59) = BJD-25, BJP- 3, Congress-3, Others -5
  
  BeMC (42) = BJD- 30, BJP- 7, Congress-1, Others- 4

• 26 Mar 2022, 03:13:31 PM IST

  Latest trends on chairpersons posts

  Here are the trends on the 105 chairperson posts which went to polls
  
  BJD: 72
  BJP: 17
  Congress: 7
  Others: 9

• 26 Mar 2022, 03:04:18 PM IST

  Latest trends: Who won the maximum number of councillor seats

  According to the latest data, the Biju Janata Dal has won 1,044 out of 1,731 councillor seats. The BJP has won 259, the Congress winning 116 and others bagging 102 seats.

• 26 Mar 2022, 02:58:42 PM IST

  BJD candidate fires gunshots in the air to celebrate win

  Kairu Swain, the Biju Janata Dal councillor from Ward 9 of Subarnapur, allegedly fires gunshots in the air to celebrate election victory, reports Odisha TV.

• 26 Mar 2022, 02:56:19 PM IST

  Latest seat-wise winning candidates list

  Baripada: Krushnananda Mohanty (BJD)
  
  Barbil, Keonjhar: Laxman Mohanta (BJD)
  
  Keonjhar: Niku Sahoo (BJP)

• 26 Mar 2022, 02:51:10 PM IST

  Latest trends on Bhubaneswar mayor election

  As per the latest trends on Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) mayor election, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Sulochana Das is leading the race with 44,938 votes. The BJP's Suniti Mund is placed second with 32,917 votes while the Congress's Madhusmita Acharya has just bagged 2,143  votes

   

• 26 Mar 2022, 02:40:42 PM IST

  Latest update on Cuttack mayoral election trends

  Biju Janata Dal's Subhash Singh is leading the race for Cuttack mayoral post with 37,923 votes. His nearest rival Giribala Behera from the Congress has bagged 24,706 votes till now. The BJP's Sritam Das got 10,949 votes
   

• 26 Mar 2022, 02:33:07 PM IST

  Latest trends on BMC, BeMC & CMC municipal polls

  Here are the latest trends on the counting of votes in municipal corporation polls
  
  BMC (67) =  BJD- 17, BJP- 5,  Congress- 0, Others-2
  
  CMC (59) = BJD-18, BJP- 1, Congress-2, Others -3
  
  BeMC (42) = BJD- 23, BJP- , Congress-1, Others- 4

• 26 Mar 2022, 02:24:02 PM IST

  BJD's Sanghamitra Dalai elected mayor of Berhampur

  Biju Janata Dal's Sanghamitra Dalai has won the mayoral polls of Berhampur Municipal Corporation. She defeated her nearest rival Sabita Suar of the BJP by 20,236 votes

• 26 Mar 2022, 02:16:04 PM IST

  Latest trends in municipal polls in Nuapada

  Independent candidate Mohammad Adam wins Nuapada Notified Area Council (NAC)
  
  Congress nominee Ujjwal Gupta wins Khariar
  
  BJP's Sonia Jain wins in Khariar Road NAC

• 26 Mar 2022, 01:31:55 PM IST

  Latest trends on BMC, CMC, BeMC mayor elections

  BJD candidates are leading for mayoral race in all three municipal corporations. 

  Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation: BJD's Sulochana Das is leading with 36,153 votes while her closest rival, BJP's Suniti Mund, has secured 25,841 votes. Congress candidate is nowhere in the race with 1,614 votes.

  Berhampur Municipal Corporation: BJD's Sanghamitra Dalai continues to lead with 39,574 votes against BJP's Sabita Suar who has secured 29,478 votes.

  Cuttack Municipal Corporation: BJD's Subhash Singh is leading the contest with 25,724 votes. Congress's Giribala Behera is trailing with 19,837 votes and BJP's Sritam Das is at third position with 8,402 votes.

• 26 Mar 2022, 01:12:35 PM IST

  Odisha municipal result: How are parties faring for corporators race

  BMC (67): BJD - 11; BJP - 2; Congress - 0; Others - 1

  CMC (59): BJD - 18; BJP - 1; Congress - 2; Others - 3

  BeMC (42): BJD - 13; BJP - 2; Congress - 1; Others - 2

• 26 Mar 2022, 12:37:59 PM IST

  Odisha municipal result: Where parties stand

  Chairpersons: BJD - 72; BJP - 17; Congress - 7

  Councillors: BJD - 721; BJP - 164; Congress - 97

• 26 Mar 2022, 12:13:59 PM IST

  BJD mayor candidate Sanghmitra Dalai leads from Berhampur

  BJD's mayoral candidate Sanghmitra Dalai is leading from Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) after Round 4 of counting.

• 26 Mar 2022, 11:46:25 AM IST

  BJD mayor candidate for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation leads after Round 1

  Sulochana Das, BJD's mayor candidate for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), is leading after one round of counting. Das was ahead with 640 votes against BJP candidate Suniti Mund who secured 336 votes.

• 26 Mar 2022, 11:36:27 AM IST

  BJD mayor candidate for Cuttack municipal corporation leads after 3 rounds

  BJD mayor candidate for Cuttack municipal corporation is leading by 842 votes after three rounds of counting. BJD's Subhash Singh has received 10,676 votes while Congress's Giribala Behera is trailing at 2nd position with 9834 votes.

• 26 Mar 2022, 10:50:30 AM IST

  BJD races ahead for councillors, corporators post

  Biju Janata Dal is leading on 946 seats in the race for councillors and corporators, while BJP is leading on 226. Congress is in the third position with a lead on 90 seats.

• 26 Mar 2022, 10:13:52 AM IST

  BJD leads in 72 seats for mayor/chairperson race, BJP on 17

  The latest trend suggests that Naveen Patnaik's BJD is leading in 72 seats for the mayor/chairperson race. BJP is leading in 17 while Congress on six seats.

• 26 Mar 2022, 09:30:55 AM IST

  Early trends suggest massive advantage to BJD

  As per the initial trends, BJD is leading for 208 seats for corporator/councillor, while BJP is leading on 32. Congress is in the third position with a lead on 12 seats. For the mayoral/chairperson post, BJD is leading on 36 and BJP on 11.

• 26 Mar 2022, 09:02:03 AM IST

  Counting of votes delayed in Bhubaneshwar over BJB strongroom incident

  The counting of votes was delayed in Bhubaneshwar over an incident outside a strongroom near the BJB Autonomous College. A man was beaten up outside the strongroom by supporters of different political parties on suspicion that he was trying to go inside to tamper with EVMs. 

• 26 Mar 2022, 07:43:20 AM IST

  Odisha municipal elections: Counting of votes to begin shortly

  The counting of votes for 106 urban local bodies and three corporations will start at 8am.

   

• 26 Mar 2022, 07:29:58 AM IST

  Odisha municipal polls: BJP supporter stabbed, BJD MLA's brother thrashed

  Some sporadic incidents of violence were reported in isolated places. According to a report, a BJP supporter was seriously injured after being stabbed when opposed alleged booth rigging by rival party workers in the Bhadrak district. Bhadrak SP Charan Singh Meena said that the injured person was shifted to SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack. In another incident of violence, BJP workers allegedly thrashed a BJD MLA's brother Pradeep Meher over money distribution allegations at Kolpada in Bolangir district.

• 26 Mar 2022, 06:59:42 AM IST

  Man beaten up outside strongroom on suspicion of EVM tampering

  A man was beaten up outside a strongroom in Bhubaneswar on Friday by supporters of different political parties on suspicion that he was trying to go inside to tamper with EVMs. Police said they had to resort to lathi charge after the incident occurred near the BJB Autonomous College.