HISTORY IN KORAPUT POLITICS

Uttam Nayak,Oidshabarta

Koraput:For the first time in the history of the Koraput district election, the Tung leaders of the three parties vied for the victory of the three main political parties defeating by an independent candidate for the first time.

The Pattangi Zone-1 Zilla Parishad constituency, which is made up of Kotia Panchayat and six other panchayats, has been challenging the all-party candidate Mamata Jani for not contesting the Independent Candidate Tikai Gemel nomination papers.  The proud leaders of the BJD, the Congress and the BJP have been disturbed by lightning and thunderstorms.  Koraput and Pattangi MLAs, including Congress district president Meenakshi Bahinipati, BJD president Ishwar Chandra Panigrahi and senior BJP leader and former MP Jairam Pangi, in support of Mamata in the run-up to the polls, are holding a rally in Pattangi.  The photo of Koraput MPs and Jaipur MLAs, including photos of President Niranjan Patnaik and BJP state president Sameer Mohanty, increased the importance of elections for the district council seat.  Kotia, Maliput, Deopattangi, Pattangi, Gangrajpur, Nuaguda and Sarpi panchayats of Pattangi block, Pattangi, Gangrajpur, Nuaguda and Sunki panchayats in the Pattangi block were all campaigning for the by-elections.

Those who witnessed the rally, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said:  For the first time in her political career, she has been able to bring home the Aadhaar honor at home by marrying the widow of an independent militant family.  From the Andhra Pradesh border crossing in Kotia to the foothills of the Kotia Mountains on the other side of the National Highway, the Tikai has been in touch with everyone for a few days now.