The assembly elections to Patkura assembly constituency of Odisha was on Sunday deferred in the wake of the death of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Bed Prakash Agarwalla.
Chief Electoral Officer Surendra Kumar in a letter to the Deputy Election Commissioner (ECI) Chandra Bhushan Kumar informed about the incident for countermanding the election in Patkura assembly under Section 52(1) (c) of the Representation of People Act, 1951.
Odisha: Election for the Patkura assembly constituency, scheduled to be held on 29th April, adjourned due to the death of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Bed Prakash Agarwalla. pic.twitter.com/EoknwhqRbh
— ANI (@ANI) April 21, 2019
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In a letter, the CEO informed that BJD Candidate Bed Prakash Agarwalla died on April 20 while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. Agarwalla had earlier won from the same constituency twice in 2009 and 2014. The Staunch Leader from BJD was a four-time lawmaker from Kendrapara Assembly seat.
The Assembly Polls in Patkura seat was slated for April 29. Bharatiya Janata Party has named Bijaya Mohapatra for the Patkura Assembly seat.
In Odisha, BJD in a run-up to the polls is taking on the aggressive Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress. The Polls in the state will be held across four rounds.
The State has a total of 147 State Assembly while having 21 Lok Sabha Seats. Currently, BJD has 117 lawmakers in the state assembly.
The Counting of votes for the mega battle of ballots and the State Polls will take place on May 23, four days after last round of polling.
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