How Odisha managed to ensure 2024 polls free of Maoist violence, 1st time since 1998 | India News

How Odisha managed to ensure 2024 polls free of Maoist violence, 1st time since 1998 | India News

BHUBANESWAR: Manguli Madkami, a 69-year-old voter of Sarkubandh village under Chitrakonda assembly constituency in Malkangiri district, recalled the nightmarish past of Maoist-orchestrated violence during elections, as he exercised his franchise without fear on May 13.The peaceful transition this time was something he never imagined, with armed Maoists previously setting ablaze polling booths, snatching EVM and … Read more