Summary:
For the first time in a long time, netas have started campaigning in the swabhiman area. Comprising 151 villages under seven panchayats, the swabhiman area is part of the Chitrakonda assembly segment. Koraput: Come elections and the Maoist-dominated swabhiman area in Malkangiri district — earlier known as the cut-off area or bichhinnanchala — would give anxious moments to both the administration and the residents. At least nine of the 21 polling booths in the swabhiman area have been identified as ‘completely inaccessible’. The seat will vote on April 11.With the polling date drawing closer, political parties have also started campaigning in the swabhiman area..