16 Villages boycotted Elections In Dist.
Basant Rath,Journalist.
Notwithstanding polling in Nabarangpur on Thursday witnessed a record turnout of 81.21 per cent.
The Voters in near about 16 villages under
Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi’s Jharigam segment and home block of siting congress MP Pradeep Majhi, in the district boycotted
elections protesting lack of development.
Sources said Voting of highest 85
per cent recorded in Dabugam assembly constituency in the district. A total
1,50,891 voters exercise their franchise out of which 75,014 male and 75,877
female. Similarly 78 % in Umerkote
assembly segment a total 1,35, 939 voter 70,910 male and 65.029 female, in
Jharigam 80 per cent polling a total of
1,55,503 voting 79,129 male and 66,174 female. While 82 per cent voting in
Nabarangpur assembly segment a total of 1,72,796 voters 85,034 male and 87,753
female exercise their franchise in the district.
According reports over 1500
voters of tribal dominated Ichapur, Mundimal, Karlapada, Junaguda, Sindhiguda,
Advasiguda, Siraguda and Majhiguda , villages under booth nos 151 and 152 in Ichapur village in Jharigam
block did not exercise their franchise in protest against the state government’s apathy
towards development in their villages.protesting lack of developmental
activities in the area.
Sub-collector Parikhit Sethi,
along with BDO Bijay Kumar Sethi, Tehsildar Abhimanyu Behera rushed to the
village and tried to persuade locals to participate in the poll process, but in
vain.
Similar situation in
Sindhibhatta, Sabarpada, Kadamalla, Mauhlkote, Uansupada, Natgurupada, Chalarpada,
and Dumuniguda village under Chacha grampanchayat , only 17 Out of 835 eligible voters exercised their franchise
in boot no 153 at Kadamall village under Jharigam block.
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