Summary:
His body was found in a forest near the village.According to sources, he was nominated by a sarpanch candidate to be polling agent for third phase panchayat poll. While Rout died on the spot, his friend was seriously injured. Polling in Mardhakote panchayat was peaceful, said SP (Ganjam) Ashish Singh.With this three people have lost their lives in Ganjam district since the poll process started. Ten persons were injured in the incident.In the second incident, Pitambar Swain , 36, a supporter of the sarpanch candidate was stabbed to death by his opponents at Mardhakote panchayat under Beguniapada block on Monday night. On February 4, a BJP supporter, Salman Rout, was shot dead Dhenkanal's Taraba village in a pre-poll violence..