Are all elections to PRIs held on party lines ?
Ans. Only elections of members of Zilla Parishad are held on party lines under section -6(4) of Orissa Zilla Parishad Act,1991. All other elections to P.R.Is are held on non-party lines. Municipal Elections The election to Urban Local Bodies in the State is governed by the procedures prescribed in Orissa Municipal Act, 1950, Orissa Municipal(Delimitation of Wards, Reservation of Seats Conduct of Election )Rules, 1994 & Orissa Municipal Corporation Act, 2003 and Orissa Municipal Corporation ( Division of City into Wards, Reservation of Seats & Conduct of Election Rules, 2003.