Odisha Elections 2024: BJD Announces More Assembly Candidates; Varsha Priyadarshini Fielded In Barchana
Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday announced its 6th list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Odisha.
Ollywood actor Varsha Priyadarshini, who joined the regional outfit on Thursday, was named the party candidate for Brchana Assembly seat in Jajpur district. BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the fresh list of candidates through a video message.
Varsha’s entry into the ruling BJD came after her ex-husband and actor-turned-politician Anubhav Mohanty quit the regional outfit and joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She would be fighting her maiden electoral battle.
Similarly, former Minister Ganeswar Behera, who recently resigned from Congress and joined BJD, has been nominated from the prestigious Kendrapada Assembly seat by the regional party. Senior BJD leader and former Minister Sashi Bhushan Behera represents Kendrapada in the outgoing Assembly.
In another significant move, BJD has fielded former MLA Sanatan Mahakud as its candidate from Champur Assembly seat in Keonjhar district. Sanatan, who wields considerable influence in the mineral-rich district, is closely linked to mining business.
List Of Candidates:
1.Chilika: Raghunath Sahu
2.Anandpur: Abhimanyu Sethi
3.Saraskana: Debashis Marndi
4.Karanjia: Basanti Hembram
5.Remuna: Bidyasmita Mahalik
6.Simulia: Subhashini Sahu
7.Barchana: Varsha Priyadarshini
8.Kendrapada: Ganeswar Behera
9.Champua: Sanatan Mahakud
The new list showed that five sitting BJD MLAs failed to get party ticket. They are Anandapur MLA Bhagirathi Sethy, Simulia legislator Jyoti Panigrahi, Amar Satpathy (Barchana), Shashi Bhushan Behera (Kendrapada) and Minakshi Mahanta (Champua).
