Panchayat Elections: Odisha Govt to Withdraw Seat Reservation Notification

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today informed the Orissa High Court that it will withdraw the notification issued for reservation of seats for the three-tier Panchayat elections.

The State Government informed the Court that it will issue a fresh notification for the reservation of seats on December 27.

The Government will invite objections on the reservation guidelines till January 3, 2022 and resolve the objections by January 5. It will submit the final reservation list to the State Election Commission (SEC) on January 7.

The announcement of election dates can only be done after January 7 as the process for the reservation will complete by the time.

The Court has directed the government to complete the election process by March 8.

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