Odisha Elections 2024: BJD Releases List of Candidates For Lok Sabha And Assembly Polls (See Full List)

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) released its second list of candidates for the Assembly polls on Wednesday. BJD President and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik made the announcements through a video message, unveiling 27 candidates for the Assembly seats and an additional list for five Lok Sabha constituencies.

#WATCH | BJD President Naveen Patnaik announces the second list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha

BJD candidates for five Lok Sabha seats declared by the CM: Surendra Singh Bhoi (Balangir), Manjulata Mandal (Bhadrak), Parineeta Mishra… pic.twitter.com/GsoPoq8LKM

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The second list includes several re-nominations of sitting legislators. Notable among them are Dipali Das for the Jharsuguda Assembly seat and Alaka Mohanty for Brajarajnagar, both securing repeat nominations due to their prior electoral victories in by-polls. Former Minister Padmanav Behera, representing Biramaharajpur Assembly constituency since 2009, has also been re-nominated by the party. Additionally, Adhiraj Panigrahi, who recently switched from Congress to BJD, has been given a ticket for the Khariar Assembly constituency.

 List of Lok Sabha Candidates:

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The ruling BJD had previously announced candidates for 9 Lok Sabha seats and 72 Assembly seats on March 27. The party also released a list of 6 more candidates for Lok Sabha polls on the same day.