The elections of new office-bearers of the prestigious Ganjam Bar Association are scheduled to be held on March 7. The process of filing of nominations for the polls began since Tuesday.
According to information, on the first day, six candidates filed their nomination papers. Veteran student leader of the 1960s, well-known trade union leader and senior advocate Basanta Kumar Panda came with his supporters and filed his nomination for the post of president of the association.
later, senior advocates PSN Patra and KM Panigrahi also submitted their nominations for the top post. No one submitted nomination for the post of vice-president on the first day. For the secretary post, senior advocates Akshaya Pattnaik, Karunakara Panigrahi and Sangram Keshari Dalai filed their nominations. Some candidates are making door-to-door campaign to woo the bar members to their side.