Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal supremo Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced the names of nine candidates out of 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha. He also declared the initial list of get together candidates for Odisha Assembly elections. Naveen himself will contest from Hinjili Assembly phase in Ganjam district.
BJD standard secretary (Organisation) Pranab Prakash Das will contest from Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat towards Union minister and BJP prospect Dharmendra Pradhan.
Former India hockey captain Dilip Tirkey will encounter previous Union minister and sitting down MP Jual Oram in Sundargarh Lok Sabha seat. State minister Sudam Marndi will contest from Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha seat
The other candidates for Lok Sabha seats are: Lambodar Nial (Kalahandi), Ansuman Mohanty (Kendrapara), Pradeep Kumar Majhi (Nabarangpur), Manmath Routray (Bhubaneswar), Kausalya Hikaka (Koraput) and Ranjita Sahu (Aska).