The elections for the two seats reserved for trade unions in the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) Board will be held on May 23 here. According to information, all formalities for the election are over now. After scrutiny, the nominations of Dolagobinda Dash, Sukant Kumar Dalai, Ramshankar Ram, Abhiram Behera, Jatikanta Behera, Ghanashyam Jena, Sudhakar Mantri and Prabhat Kumar Samantaray have been found valid.
The candidates have started campaigning in the port town, putting up flex and banners at different places in the port town. A total of 1862 voters (employees of Paradip Port Trust and members of various trade unions) would cast their votes. Presently, Sudhakar Mantri and Prabhat Samantaray are representing trade unions in the PPT Board.