Bhubaneswar, Oct. 24 -- Tirtol: After Nandachaka village in Balasore, the residents of three panchayats under Tirtol block in Jagatsinghpur district have decided to boycott the upcoming by-election to the Assembly constituency.

The residents of Gopalpur, Baritola and Katara panchayats are reportedly angry over the pathetic condition of roads in their villages.

The development comes at a time when high voltage campaigns by various political parties are underway in the Tirtol Assembly constituency which will go to polls on November 3.

The residents of the villages have alleged that though the canal road connecting their villages to the main road has been damaged, nothing has been done to repair the road despite several requests to the au...