Telegraph pictureBhubaneswar, Feb. 18: Ibirisingh village in Jagatsinghpur district witnessed post-poll violence late last night and tension erupted at Athgarh in Cuttack district this evening, even as repoll in 36 polling booths in six districts was held peacefully today. Police arrested four BJD workers today on the charge of torching three roadside shops. Today, repolling was held at 36 booths across the state where voting for the first phase panchayat polls was cancelled on February 13 in view of disturbances and violence related to the rural poll. In politically sensitive Kendrapara district, repolling was conducted at 11 booths. Repolling was held at two booths in Balasore district, 16 booths in Cuttack, five in Jajpur, 11 in Kendrapara and one in Nuapada.

Source: The Telegraph February 18, 2017 21:23 UTC