Odisha elections 2024: Heavyweight leaders including Dr Achyuta Samanta and Dharmendra Pradhan to file nominations today
Bhubaneswar: The election fever is on peak in Odisha. Meanwhile, several heavyweight political leaders including Dr Achyuta Samanta and Dharmendra Pradhan are set to file their nominations for the upcoming elections today.
These includes, Dr Achyuta Samanta, the Biju Janta Dal (BJD) candidate for Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat. Dr Samanta is set to offer prayer at Lord Jagannath Temple in Phulbani and later go to file nomination paper for the upcoming elections.
Likewise, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat, is also file nomination papers today. He will be contesting for the Sambalpur seat against BJD’s Pranab Prakash Das and Congress’ Nagendra Pradhan.
Furthermore, recently joined BJD candidate, Manmath Routray, is also set to file his nominations for the upcoming elections for Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat. Similarly, BJP candidate for Bhubaneswar, Aparajita Sarangi, is also set to file nomination papers today.
For Puri Lok Sabha seat, BJD candidate, Arup Patnaik is set to file nomination papers today. Apart from these heavyweight political leaders, the BJD supremo and Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik will be filling his nominations for Kantabanji Assembly Constituency today.
He is schedule to file his nominations at the Sub-Collector office in Titlagarh. As per the schedule, the CM will land at the Tushra Aerodrome at 10.25 am today, after which he will visit visit City School field from where a public rally will be hold. After this, the CM will pay homage to his father and former Chief Minister of Odisha, Biju Patnaik at Biju Patnaik Chakk.
