Bhubaneswar: BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced second list of party candidates for six more Lok Sabha seats.
While former IPS officer and Odisha Mo Parivar Convenor Arup Patnaik has been fielded from Puri Lok Sabha constituency, ex-corporate honcho Santrupt Mishra is the BJD candidate from the prestigious Cuttack seat.
Lok Sabha Constituencies & Candidates:
- Puri: Arup Patnaik
- Dhenkanal: Abinash Samal
- Jagatsinghpur: Rajashree Mallik
- Kandhamal: Achyuta Samanta
- Cuttack: Santrupt Mishra
- Jajpur: Sarmistha Sethi
Arup, who was defeated by BJP’s Aparajita Sarangi in the prestigious Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency in 2019 polls, replaces the ruling party’s Pinaki Mishra, who represented Puri.
Similarly, after BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab recently resigned from the party, Santrupt Mishra has been chosen for the Cuttack Lok Sabha seat. He will be fighting his maiden electoral battle.
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