BJP, Congress announce candidates for Odisha assembly polls

BJP has fielded 112 candidates while Congress named 47 wherein the former has given tickets to eight women candidates for the assembly election this year

Published on: Apr 2, 2024, 16:47:37 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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Both Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress on Tuesday announced their candidates for the upcoming assembly election in Odisha.

The Assembly elections in Odisha will be held in four phases on May 13, 20, 25 and June 1. (File photo)

BJP has fielded 112 candidates while Congress named 47.

Siddhant Mohapatra, two-time former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP from Berhampur will contest from Digapahandi assembly, ex-BJD leader Priyadarshi Mishra from Bhubaneswar-North, Akash Dasnayak, former BJD MLA from Korei will contest from the same seat again.

Pratyusha Rajeshwari, who was BJD MP from Kandhamal, will contest from Nayagarh

BJP state president Manmohan Samal will contest from Chandbali assembly seat while former Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari has been given ticket for the Brajarajnagar seat.

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In Hinjili, the constituency where chief minister Naveen Patnaik will seek re-election for the sixth time, BJP has selected Sisir Mishra.

Former BJP minister KV Singhdeo will contest from his old seat of Patnagarh from where he lost the election in 2019.

The party has given tickets to eight women candidates for the assembly election this year.

BJP has already announced candidates for all 21 Lok Sabha constituencies and is yet to name the remaining candidates for the pending 35 assembly seats.

Meanwhile, Congress announced candidates for eight Lok Sabha seats and 47 assembly constituencies which included its only sitting MP from Koraput, Saptagiri Ulaka.

Senior Congress leader Bhakta Charan Das got the ticket for Narla while his son Sagar Das will contest from Bhawanipatna.

Similarly, Bhujabal Majhi will contest from Nabarangpur Lok Sabha seat while his daughter Lipika Majhi received a party ticket from Dabugam assembly constituency.

The Assembly elections in Odisha will be held in four phases on May 13, 20, 25 and June 1. The assembly poll results will be declared on June 4.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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