Odisha Municipal Elections Result 2022: BJP second in early leads

The BJP is in the second position in the Odisha municipal election following the Biju Janata Dal, according to the early leads. The counting of votes for 109 civic bodies, including the municipal corporation of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Berhampur, began at 8am. In Bhubaneswar, the counting got delayed following tension at BJB College strong room, Kalinga TV reported.

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According to the very early trends, BJD is leading on 208 seats for corporator/councillor election, while BJP is leading on 32. Congress is in the third position with a lead on 12 seats. In the mayor/chairperson election, BJD has a comfortable lead on 36 seats, while the BJP is leading on 11. Congress has a lead on 2 seats.

As of now, BJD is leading in Jajpur municipality, Kendrapara’s Pattamundai, Khurdha;s Balugaon, Bargarh’s Bijepur, Bolangir municipality, Bolangir’s Kantabanji, Talcher, Bargarh municipality, Cuttack Athagarh, Balasore municipality.

This is the first time that Odisha voters are directly electing their mayors and chairpersons. According to the State Election Commission data, nearly 65% of voters exercised their franchise in the 106 civic bodies, while about 54% people turned out to cast their votes to elect councilors to three municipal corporations.

In the panchayat elections held last month in Odisha, the BJD had won in 766 wards out of 852 Zilla Parishads, while the BJP and Congress won 42 and 37 wards respectively. Independents and other parties managed to win seven seats