By Our Correspondent
MALKANGIR/BHUBANESWAR: “Voting going on peacefully in remote and LWE affected- Swabhiman Anchal area of Malkangiri. The area is witnessing elections after a gap of 10 years with much enthusiasm from local populace. @digswrkoraput @DGPOdisha @dm_malkangiri,” Malkangiri Police tweeted @spmalkangiri
Villagers of Jodamba, Panasput, Andarapali, Jantri, Ralegarh and Gajalmamudi village in the Swabhiman Anchal were seen casting their votes to elect candidates for 2 Zilla Parishad (ZP), 18 Sarpanch and 200 Ward Member positions, sources added.
“SwabhimanAnchal has seen lot of development activities. #Odisha has sanctioned special package. These have yielded great results. Huge voter turnout is a #ThumbsUp for the administration. Well done @spmalkangiri @dm_malkangiri @BSFODISHA Thank you @CMO_Odisha @DGPOdisha,” Odisha IGP(Operations) , Amitabh Thakur tweeted @AMITABHTHAKUR21.
Since people of this Maoist-affected region were casting their votes in the rural polls after nearly 10 years, heavy deployment of security forces which include SOG, DVF, and BSF had been made for the conduct of free and fair polls.
