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.