As many as 29 nominees of BJD, BJP and Congress filed nominations on the last day of the nominations at the Nabarangpur sub-collector office. At least 58 Zilla Parishad (ZP) candidates of three major political parties filled their nominations on Monday.
Earlier 11 ZP aspirants filed papers for the ensuring three-tire panchayat election.
So far, 98 ZP aspirants have filed their nomination papers in 26 ZP zones of 10 blocks of the district. The three-tier panchayat election will be held for in 189 gram panchayats, 188 panchayat samitis, 2,227 ward members and 26 ZP zones of 10 blocks in the district including 20 newly formed panchayats.
A total of 7, 37, 714 voters will exercise their franchise. leaders belonging to ruling BJD and opposition Congress and BJP are trying their best to perform.
last time in 2012 panchayat poll, ruling BJD bagged the post of Nabarangpur ZP president by capturing as many as 19 ZP zones out of total 26 ZP zones while main opposition Congress able to hold seven ZP zones. Besides BJD backed candidates had also retained the post of chairman posts of all the eight blocks while Congress was able to retain two.
In 2014 general elections, while BJD was victorious in three Assembly segments, the Congress had won only in Dabugam segment.