Bhubaneswar, May 15 (IANS) Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R.S. Gopalan on Friday announced that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state will begin from May 20, 2026, with July 1 fixed as the qualifying date for inclusion of new voters. Addressing the media, the CEO said that all eligible citizens who attain 18 years of age by July 1, 2026, and fulfil other required qualifications, will be included in the electoral rolls during the revision process.According to …
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Bhubaneswar, May 11 (IANS) A delegation of the main opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday met R.S. Gopalan, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha, over the alleged illegal issuance of second ballot papers to BJP legislators and submitted a memorandum demanding the cancellation of two votes cast by the said MLAs during the recently held Rajya Sabha polls. The BJD delegation, led by Deputy Leader of the BJD Legislature Party Prasanna Acharya, claimed in the memorandum that second ballot…
Bhubaneswar, May 6 (IANS) Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R.S. Gopalan is scheduled to meet a delegation of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on May 11 over the alleged illegal issuance of a second ballot paper to legislators, Upasana Mohapatra and Purna Chandra Sethy, during the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha held on March 16. As per the instructions of the BJD President Naveen Patnaik, senior party leader Sasmit Patra on April 28 submitted an urgent representation to the Election Commission of…
Bhubaneswar, March 6 (IANS) The Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R.S. Gopalan, on Friday, launched a citizen awareness initiative on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls and appealed to voters in the state, especially those in urban areas, to verify their details in the 2002 electoral rolls. Speaking during a press conference held here, Gopalan said that the state CEO office is currently carrying out a large-scale mapping and verification exercise of voters in 2025 ele…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 27 (IANS) The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, who is on a three-day visit to Odisha, on Saturday, offered prayers and sought the blessings of Lord Jagannath at the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri and later visited the historic Sun Temple at Konark. On this occasion, the CEC expressed his belief that the divine blessings of Lord Jagannath would motivate and inspire him to discharge his constitutional responsibilities with greater sincerity and commitment.Upon his …