Union Training Minister Dharmendra Pradhan might be contesting from the Sambalpur seat
Bhubaneswar, Odisha:
The BJP on Sunday introduced the names of its candidates for 18 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, whereas dropping 4 sitting MPs from the record.
The nominees for Cuttack, Jajpur and Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituencies are but to be named by the occasion.
Union Training Minister Dharmendra Pradhan might be contesting from the Sambalpur seat.
The occasion has fielded 4 ladies – Aparajita Sarangi (Bhubaneswar), Sangeeta Kumari Deo (Bolangir), Malvika Keshari Deo (Kalahandi) and Anita Subhadarshini (Aska).
The sitting MPs who had been denied BJP tickets this time are Suresh Pujari (Bargarh), Union Minister Bisheswar Tudu (Mayrbhanj), Nitish Gang Deb (Sambalpur) and Basant Panda (Kalahandi).
The occasion has nominated Pradeep Purohit rather than Pujari whereas Union Training Minister Dharmendra Pradhan changed Nitish Gang Deb in Sambalpur.
Rairangpur MLA Naba Charan Majhi has changed Bisheswar Tudu in Mayurbhaj seat. Malvika Keshari Deo is made the brand new candidate rather than Basant Kumar Panda in Kalahandi LS seat.
The sitting MPs who’ve been retained are Jual Oram (Sundergarh), Pratap Chandra Sarangi (Balasore), Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo (Bolangir) and Aparajita Sarangi (Bhubaneswar).
The opposite BJP candidates are Ananta Nayak (Keonjhar), Abhimanyu Sethi (Bhadrak), Rudra Pany (Dhenkanal), Baijayant Panda (Kendrapara), Balabhadra Majhi (Nabarangpur), Bibhu Tarai (Jagatsinghpur ), Sambit Patra (Puri), Pradeep Panigrahy (Berhampur) and Kaliram Majhi (Koraput).
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