Two candidates filed their nomination papers for the Tirtol (SC) Assembly by-election on Wednesday. They were Bijaya Kumar Bhoi from the CPI and Independent aspirant Arjuna Charan Behera.
BJP nominee Rajkishore Behera had filed his papers on Tuesday. The last date of filing nominations is October 16.
Meanwhile, a training programme for educating Presiding and Polling Officers for the Tirtol by-poll was held on the day at the SVM College here, which was inaugurated by District Election Officer-cum-Collector Saroj Kumar Mishra.
Mishra emphasised on strict adherence to the Covid-19 guidelines during the poll.
The training camp was attended by Assistant Collector Chinmayee Biswal, Tehsildars Manas Ranjan Bhoi and Sidhartha Kumar Sahoo, DIPRO Kaminiranjan Patnaik.
As many as 271 Presiding and Polling Officers were imparted training on the day while others would be trained phase wise.