Archive · 27 Jan 2026
Odisha Panchayat Elections to be Held on Time
The Odisha State Election Commissioner, Madhusudan Padhi, said that the panchayat elections will happen on time after the current five-year term ends in 2027.
The last elections were in 2022.
The government is already preparing by setting up polling booths and getting ballot boxes ready.
The BJP party leader, Manmohan Samal, thinks the elections might happen a few months earlier than planned.
He also said the BJP wants to win all the seats in the upcoming elections.
Odisha's panchayat elections will be held on time after the current five-year term ends in 2027.
Preparations, including setting up polling booths and ballot boxes, have already begun.
The last rural polls were held in five phases starting from February 16, 2022.
Odisha BJP President Manmohan Samal suggested the elections could be advanced by 2-3 months.
The BJP aims to win all wards, gram panchayats, and Zilla Parishad seats in the upcoming elections.
- Who
- Odisha State Election Commissioner Madhusudan Padhi, Odisha BJP President Manmohan Samal
- What
- Panchayat elections will be held on time, with preparations underway
- When
- Next elections are due in 2027, but BJP suggests they could be advanced by 2-3 months
- Where
- Odisha, India
- Why
- To complete the five-year tenure of the existing Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI)
- State
- Odisha
- Current Panchayat Term Ends
- 2027
- Last Elections Held
- February 16, 2022
- Election Commissioner
- Madhusudan Padhi
- BJP President's Suggestion
- Elections could be advanced by 2-3 months
