Congress Announces Eight Lok Sabha, 49 Assembly Candidates For Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Hours after the BJP announced its first list of 112 Assembly candidates on Tuesday, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) released its first list of candidates for eight Lok Sabha and 49 Assembly seats in Odisha.

As per the notification released by AICC, several candidates have been announced for the upcoming assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Odisha. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Sarat Pattnayak will contest from the Nuapada assembly seat, Bijay Pattnaik from Paralakhemundi and Tara Prasad Bahinipati for Jeypore.

Congress candidates who have been fielded for the Lok Sabha elections include Sanjay Bhoi from Bargarh, Janardan Dehury from Sundergarh, Draupadi Majhi from Kalahandi, Bhujabal Majhi from Nabarangpur, Amir Chand Nayak from Kandhamal, Rashmi Ranjan Nayak from Berhampur, and Saptagiri Ulaka from Koraput. Film star Manoj Mishra, who recently joined the party, has also secured a ticket to contest from Bolangir LS seat.

Check the list of 8 Congress candidates for Lok Sabha seats in Odisha:

1. Bargarh – Sanjay Bhoi
2. Sundargarh – Janardan Dehury
3. Bolangir- Manoj Mishra
4. Kalahandi – Draupadi Majhi
5. Nabarangpur – Bhujabal Majhi
6. Kandhamal- Amir Chand Nayak
7. Berhampur- Rashmi Ranjan Patnaik
8. Koraput- Saptagiri Ulaka

Check the list of 49 Congress candidates for Assembly seats in Odisha:

1. Padampur – Tankadhar Sahu
2. Bijepur – Kishor Dafadar
3. Bargarh – Nipon Kumar Dash
4. Bhatli – Brahma Mahakud
5. Brajarajnagar – Kishore Chandra Patel
6. Talsara (ST) – Prabodh Tirkey
7. Sundargarh (ST) – Sudharani Raudia
8. Biramitrapur – Left to JMM
9. Raghunathpali (SC) – Gopal Das
10. Rourkela – Birendra Nath Pattnaik
11. Rajgangpur (ST) – Dr. CS Raazen Ekka
12. Bonai (ST) – Left to CPI-M
13. Loisingha (SC) – Om Prakash Kumbhar
14. Patnagarh – Anil Meher
15. Bolangir – Samarendra Mishra
16. Kantabanji – Santosh Singh Saluja
17. Nuapada – Sarat Pattanayak
18. Umarkote (ST) – Sanraj Gond
19. Jharigam (ST) – Harabati Gond
20. Nabarangpur (ST) – Dilip Pradhan
21. Dabugam (ST) – Dr. Lipika Majhi
22. Lanjigarh (ST) – Balabhadra Majhi
23. Junagarh – Tuleswar Naik
24. Dharmgarh – Rasmirekha Rout
25. Bhawanipatna (SC) – Sagar Charan Das
26. Narla – Bhakta Charan Das
27. Baliguda (ST) – Surada Pradhan
28. G. Udayagiri (ST) – Prafulla Chandra Pradhan
29. Phulbani (ST) – Prativa Kanhar
30. Kantamal – Manoj Kumar Acharya
31. Boudh- Naba Kumar Mishra
32. Banjanagar- Prasanta Bisoyi
33. Polasara- Agasti Barada
34. Kabisuryanagar- Chiranjeevi Bisoyi
35. Surada- Harikrishna Rath
36. Sanakhemundi- Ramesh Chandra  Jena
37. Chikiti- Ravindra Nath Dyan Samantaray
38. Mohana –Dasarathi Gomango
39. Paralakhemundi- Bijay Patnaik
40. 40 Gunupur- Satyajeet Samango
41. Bissam Cuttack- Nilamadhab Hikaka
42. Rayagada- Kadraka Allapaswamy
43. Laxmipur- Pabitra Saunta
44. Kotpad- Anama Dian
45. Jeypore- Tara Prasad Bahinipati
46. Koraput- Krushna Chandra Kuldeep
47. Pottangi- Ramchandra Kadam
48. Malkangiri- Mala Madhi
49. Chitrakonda- Mangu Khila

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