Odisha election commission today announced the dates for the ensuing Panchayat polls. Briefing media in capital Bhubaneswar today, the state election commissioner Aditya Prasad Padhi said that the three tier election will be held in five phases.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">While polling will take place on 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24th of February, counting of votes will take place on 26, 27 and 28 of February. Polling will be held from 7 am till 1 pm on all polling days. While the State Election commission has allowed door to door campaigns by the candidates with five persons each, public meetings, gathering and rallies have been prohibited due to the prevalence covid 19 situation in the state.</span><br />