Voters of Nagada voted in their villages first time
-By Akshya Rout
Jajpur ,Feb 22 : The tribal voters of Nagada under Chingudipal Gram Panchayat of Zilla Parishad zone no- 37 under Sukinda block in Jajpur district voted for the first time at their villages in the three tier rural polls on Tuesday .
In the past tribal voters used to walk through 14 kilometer long hilly roads to vote But due to construction of good roads , the authorities first time opened polling booths in Nagada as a result voters cast their votes in their villages.
We are happy to cast our votes in our village at Nagada , said Pimpi Pradhan of Nagada.
Nagada hillock, the home of the primitive Juang tribe was infamous six years back after the death of around 22 children after suffering from malnutrition within three months. After the death of Juang children , the authorities woke up from deep slumber and did many developmental works in Nagada and its nearby areas .
Two tribal women Anjali Deuri and Subhdra Tiu are contesting against each other for the post of Sarpanch of Chingudipal Gram Panchayat. Laxmi Pradhan was elected unopposed as the ward member no-1 of Nagada village.
In zone no-37 of Zilla Parishad seat , Chandamuni Nagari from Congress Party , Jemela Chakhi from BJD , Sumita Putri from BJP and Sasmita Putri from JMM are contesting.
