BJD announces 5th list of Assembly candidates; Naveen gets 2nd seat 

Odisha Politics

Bhubaneswar, April 17: BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced fifth list of candidates for Odisha Assembly elections.

This time too, Chief Minister Patnaik will contest from second seat from Kantabanji in Bolangir district along with his traditional Hinjli seat in Ganjam district.

In 2019, CM contested from Bijepur apart from Hinjli.

List of candidates:

Chitrokonda: Laxmipriya Nayak

Kantabanji: Naveen Patnaik

Padampur: Barsha Singh Bariha

Kuchinda: Rajendra Chatria

Deogarh: Arundhati Devi

Angul: Sanjukta Singh

Nimapada: Dilip Nayak

Sanakhemundi: Geetanjali Devi

Jeypore: Indira Nanda

The regional party has also changed candidates in two Assembly seats

While Prasanna Acharya will contest from Rairakhol, Rohit Pujari will contest from Sambalpur.

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