BJD candidate Sonam Palei was elected unopposed as Ganjam Zilla Parishad (ZP) President, election to which was held at the District Rural Development Authority (DRDA) office on Tuesday.
Palei, a member of ZP Zone-11 under Khallikote block, was the sole contender for the post.
The post was lying vacant after newly-elected Chhatrapur MLA Subash
Chandra Behera resigned as the Ganjam Zilla Chairman last month.
In the 2017 ZP elections, the BJD had won 64 out of the total 69 ZP Zones while four zones had elected BJP candidates and the remaining one zone went to the Congress.
Besides, BJD candidate Tulasi Kirsani was also elected unopposed as President of the Koraput Zilla Parishad on Tuesday.