The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday announced candidates for 72 Assembly and 9 Lok Sabha Constituencies. Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik has announced the list through a video message.
Shri Patnaik has named BJD Organizational Secretary Pranab Prakash Das as party candidate for Sambalpur LS seat against BJP nominee Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
With the mercury soaring towards 40 degrees at the western Odisha town, political atmosphere has also heated up there. The seat is going to witness one of the toughest fight in Odisha.
BJD has nominated newly joined Manmath Routray, son of Congress veteran Suresh Routray, for the Bhubaneswar MP seat. BJP has re-nominated Aparajita Sarangi from the MP segment. So, the Bhubaneswar MP constituency is all set to witness a tough fight between BJD and BJP.
The ruling party has fielded Lambodhar Nial for Kalahandi MP seat while ex-MLA Anshuman Mohanty to contest from Kendrapara, ex-MP Paradip Majhi from Nabarangpur, Hockey veteran Dilip Tirkey from Sundargarh, Minister Sudam Marandi from Mayurbhanj, Ranjita Sahu from Aska and Kaushalya Hikaka from Koraput.
The BJD has also announced 72 MLA candidates.
Bisam Cuttack: Jagannath Saraka
Gunupur: Raghunath Gamango
Rayagada: Anusaya Majhi
Bargarh: Debesh Acharya
Bijepur: Rita Sahu
Atabira: Snehangini Churia
Bhatli: Susant Singh
Jaleswar: Aswini Patra
Basata: Subhasini Jena
Bhandaripokhari-Sanjib Kumar Mallick
Bhadrak-Prafulla Samal
Basudevpur—Bishnubrata Routray
Dhamnagar–Dr Sanjay Das
Chandabali–Byomokesh Ray
Binjharpur –Pramila Mallik
Dharmashala–Pranab Balabantray
Jajpur –Sujata Sahu
Sukinda–Preetiranjan Gharai
Dhenkanal—Sudhir Ku Samal
Kamakhyanagar—Prafulla Mallik
Parjang—Nrusingha Sahu
Pallahara—Mukesh Pal
Chendipada—Susant Ku Behera
Sonepur—Niranjan Pujari
Loisingha—Nihar Behera
Patnagarh—Saroj Meher
Balangir-Kalikesh Singh Deo
Titlagarh—Tukuni Sahu
Nuapada-Rajendra Dholkia
Umerkote—Nabina Nayak
Jharigam—Ramesh Majhi
Nabarangpur—Kaushalya Pradhani
Dabugam—Manohar Randhari
Lanjigarh—Pradeep Dishari
Junagarh—Dibya Shankar Mishra
Dharmagarh—Pushpendra Singhdeo
Bhawanipatna—Latika Nayak
G Udyagiri—Saluga Pradhan
Kantamal—Mahidhar Rana
Boudh—Pradip Amat
Baramba—Debi Mishra