Filing Process of Nomination Papers Begun in Koraput District

Uttam Nayak,Odishabarta

Koraput: Applications for the post of ward member and Sarpanch are pending in 270 panchayats  The final list of candidates for the 3rd District Council.

  The process of filing nominations for the three-tier panchayat elections has started from today.  Nomination papers for district council candidates are available at the offices of the Koraput sub-district commissioner and the Jaipur sub-district commissioner, while nomination forms are being given to committee members in all block offices.  All panchayat sub-divisions, on the other hand, have applications for sarpanch and wad members.

Monday, the Koraput sub-district commissioner’s office has filed nomination forms for nine district councils, while party members have submitted their nomination papers to the block office.  However, the party’s list of candidates for the district council has not yet been finalized.  While the BJP is waiting for state observers, the entire list of Congress members has been sent to the PCC for approval.  The ruling BJP has not yet finalized its list of hopefuls.  In rural areas, on the other hand, even though the sarpanch and the committee members are not elected on party basis, many candidates appear to be hoping for the support of all political parties.