By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: State Election Commissioner Aditya Prasad Padhi chaired the all-party meeting to discuss the details about panchayat polls. The voters who attained the age of 18 years on or before November 1, 2021, will be eligible to cast their vote during the panchayat election As many as 27 representatives from 18 political parties along with SEC officials have attended the meeting.
Many political parties have proposed to increase the election expenditure of Sarpanch and Samiti member candidates from Rs 80,000 to Rs 2,00,000. It has been proposed to increase the amount from Rs 2,00,000 to Rs 5,00,000 for Zilla Parishad candidates, said Padhi.
