In Bargarh district, the panchayat elections would be held for the posts of 34 Zilla Parishad members, 254 each Sarapanches and Samiti members and 3,390 ward members. As many as 9, 83,930 voters would decide the fates of the candidates.
Attabira and Bheden Blocks would go to polls in first phase on February 13; Sohela and Barpali Blocks on February 15 in second phase; Bargarh, Ambavona and Bhatli Blocks in third phase on February 17, while on February 19, the 4th phase of election, polls would be conducted at Bijepur and Gaisilet Blocks and on February 21, the fifth phase, Padampur, Jharbandha and Paikmal Blocks would go to polls.
Nomination papers would be filed from January 11 to 17 except on Government holidays while scrutiny of the same would be held on January 18. The last date for withdrawl of nominations is January 21 and the final list of candidates would be published on the same day as per the SEC notification.