BJD announces candidates for assembly and Lok Sabha elections 2024; check list here
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today announced names of some more candidates for the upcoming assembly and Lok Sabha elections 2024. BJD Supremo Naveen Patnaik announced the names of candidates this evening.
As per Naveen’s announcement, a total of 27 candidates have been selected for the Assembly election and five Lok Sabha candidates for the upcoming election in Odisha, which is slates to be held in four phases on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1.
List of BJD’s MLA Candidates:
- Brajarajnagar- Alaka Mohanty
- Jharsuguda- Dipali Das
- Talsara- Binay Kumar Toppo
- Sundargarh- Jogesh Singh
- Rajgangpur- Anil Barwa
- Bonai- Bhimsen Choudhury
- Jashipur- Chakradhar Hembram
- Udala- Srinath Soren
- Baripada- Sananda Marandi
- Badasahi- Anusaya Patra
- Morada- Pritinanda Kanungo
- Soro- Madhav Dhada
- Athmalik- Nalinikant Pradhan
- Birmaharajpur- Padmanabh Behera
- Khariar- Adhiraj Panigarhi
- Phulbani- Jayshree Kanhar
- Mahanga- Ankit Pratap Jena
- Tirtol- Ramakant Bhoi
- Jagatsinghpur- Prashant Kumar Muduli
- Bhubaneswar (North)- Sushant Kumar Rout
- Ekamra-Bhubaneswar: Ashok Chandra Panda
- Khalikote- Suryamani Vaidya
- Aska: Manjula Swain
- Berhampur- Ramesh Chyupatnaik
- Paralakhemundi- Rupesh Panigrahi
- Mohana- Antarjami Gamang
- Pottangi: Prafulla Kumar Pangi
List of BJD’s MP Candidates:
- Balangir- Surendra Singh Bhoi
- Bhadrak- Manjulata Mandal
- Bargarh- Parinita Mishra
- Berhampur- Bhrugu Baxipatra
- Keonjhar- Dhanurjay Sidhu
With today’s announcement, BJD has fielded candidates for 20 out 21 Lok Sabha seats (candidate for Balasore has not been announced) and 99 out 147 Assembly seats.
Ms Kalinga