Ruling Biju Janata Dal’s Rudra Pratap Maharathy won the Pipili by-election, defeating BJP’s Ashrit Pattnayak by 20,916 votes in a straight fight. While Mr. Maharathy polled 96,972 votes, his nearest rival Mr. Pattnayak could bag 76,056 votes. The BJD candidate secured 53.6% of the votes polled leaving behind the BJP candidate at 42.04%. The success is certainly a morale boosting …
The counting of votes for the by-poll to the Pipili assembly constituency in Odisha's Puri district began at 8am on Sunday amid tight security, officials said. The electoral fate of 10 candidates, including ruling Biju Janata Dal nominee Rudrapratap Maharathy, the BJP's Ashrit Pattnaik and Congress candidate Bishwokeshan Harichandan Mohapatra, will be decided. Catch live updates here News agency PTI …
The BJD’s candidate for the Pipili assembly constituency in Odisha’s Puri district, Pradeep Maharathy, was arrested on Monday, hours after he led an attack on a team of officials of the Election Commission at his farmhouse. The BJD’s candidate for the Pipili assembly constituency in Odisha’s Puri district, Pradeep Maharathy, was arrested on Monday. Puri’s superintendent of police Umashankar Dash …
