Bhubaneswar: The Governing Biju Janata Dal (BJD) registered landslide victory in the election to Attabira and Hindol Notified Area Councils (NACs).
While the polling was held in the two NACs on April 3, the results were declared on Wednesday.
BJD candidates won in 11 of the 12 wards in Attabira NAC while one seat went in favour of Congress. The ruling party’s Banamali Bariha defeated his nearest rival Sabita Bhue of Congress by a margin of 4,828 votes to secure the NAC Chairperson post.
While Bariha polled 6,565 votes, 1,737 votes went in favour of Bhue. BJP candidate Laxmi Behera finished third with 1,532 votes.
BJD MLA and former minister Snehagini Chhuria thanked the people of Attabira. She said the BJD would further development work in Atabira.
While the conch party won 11 out of 16 wards including the chairperson’s post in Hindol NAC election, the BJP registered victory in five wards. However, the Congress party has failed to open its account in the urban poll.
BJD candidate Keshab Chandra Pradhan was elected as the Hindol NAC Chairperson by securing 4,347 votes, followed by BJP’s Sovagini Pradhan with 3,923 votes and Congress’ Rita Palei with 219 votes.
Thanking the voters of Hindol, Dhenkanal MLA Sudhir Samal said, “It is the victory of the people of Hindol. I want to thank the people of Hindol for reimposing the faith of our leader and CM for the second time.”
