BJD supporters happy as Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik seeks re-election from home turf Hinjili

Berhampur (Odisha): BJD supporters in Odisha’s Ganjan district had been overwhelmed by the occasion’s determination to subject Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik from his house turf Hinjili assembly seat for the sixth time in a row. In the course of the day, the ruling occasion launched the primary checklist of 72 candidates for the following state meeting polls and in addition introduced 15 Lok Sabha nominees.

“We’re very glad that he would contest from Hinjili as soon as once more within the state meeting elections,” former BJD zilla parishad member Sameer Pradhan mentioned.

Ajaya Moharana, a supporter of BJD in Hinjili, mentioned that Patnaik will win with the next margin this time than the earlier elections.

His victory margin has continued to extend since 2000, besides final time.

Patnaik had been elected to the state meeting for the primary time in 2000 from Hinjili with a successful margin of 29,826 votes.

The margin had elevated to 76,586 within the 2014 meeting elections, however the identical dropped to 60,160 5 years in the past. Within the final meeting election, the BJD president contested from Hinjili together with Bijepur, a western Odisha constituency, and received each seats. He, nevertheless, retained Hinjili. “Not solely Hinjili folks, however the complete Ganjam district was blissful, as he would search re-election from his house turf,” BJD’s state ladies wing zonal president Mamata Bisoi mentioned.

His presence will “enhance the rank and file of the occasion throughout the Ganjam district, Berhampur MP Chandra Sekhar Sahu mentioned.

Neither the BJP nor the Congress introduced their candidates for Hinjili meeting constituency.

Meeting and Lok Sabha elections shall be held concurrently in Odisha in 4 phases between Might 13 and June 1.

Patnaik made his debut within the electoral battle in 1997 and received the by-election to the Aska Lok Sabha seat as a nominee of the erstwhile Janata Dal.

The seat had fallen vacant following the demise of his father Biju Patnaik.