Lok Sabha Election: BJD Announces Names Of 9 Candidates, CM Patnaik To Contest From Hinjili

Patnaik himself will contest from the Hinjili Assembly segment in the Ganjam district.

The BJD president Naveen Patnaik announced the names of nine candidates out of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha.

Source : PTI

New Delhi: In the run-up to the Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik declared the first list of party candidates on Wednesday.

The BJD president announced the names of nine candidates out of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, reported news agency PTI.

Patnaik himself will contest from the Hinjili Assembly segment in the Ganjam district.

#WATCH | Odisha CM and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik announces first list of candidates for the State Assembly elections.

The CM himself will contest from Hinjili assembly constituency.

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— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2024

BJD general secretary (Organisation) Pranab Prakash Das will contest from the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat against Union Minister and BJP candidate Dharmendra Pradhan.

BJD announced the names of 9 Lok Sabha candidates:

Pranab Prakash Das to contest from Sambalpur
Lambodhar Nial from Kalahandi
Manmath Routray from Bhubaneswar
Anshuman Mohanty from Kendrapara
Paradip Majhi from Nabarangpur
Dilip Tirkey from Sundargarh
Sudam Marandi from… https://t.co/yp02QCy6Pl

— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2024

Other candidates include Lambodhar Nial from Kalahandi, Manmath Routray from Bhubaneswar, Anshuman Mohanty from Kendrapara, Paradip Majhi from Nabarangpur, Dilip Tirkey from Sundargarh, Sudam Marandi from Mayurbhanj, Ranjita Sahu from Aska, and Kaushalya Hikaka from Koraput.

The BJD also announced the names of 72 candidates for the 147 Assembly seats in Odisha.