Kendrapara, April 21 -- Election to the Patkura Assembly constituency in Odisha's Kendrapara district has been countermanded following the death of incumbent legislator and BJD candidate Bed Prakash Agarwal, poll authorities said today.

Patkura is scheduled to go to polls on April 29.

"Given that the election process in the constituency is already underway and a candidate of a recognised party has died, the election date has been adjourned until further orders as per Section 52 (1) (c) of the Representation of People's Act, 1951," Sanjay Kumar Mishra, the Patkura Assembly constituency returning officer stated in an order.

The Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Surendra Kumar had earlier written to the Election Commission of India (EC...