The Congress on Sunday declared candidates for two Lok Sabha seats and eight Assembly seats in Odisha. There are a total of 21 Lok Sabha seats and 147 assembly seats in the state.
The latest list released by the Congress listed candidates for Sambalpur and Cuttack Lok Sabha seats. For the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress fielded Nagendra Pradhan from Sambalpur and Suresh Mohapatra from Cuttack.
Names were also announced for eight assembly seats: Baripada, Jaleswar, Balasore, Barachana, Pallahara, Barabati-Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur and Khandapada.
Here is a list of eight candidates for the Odisha Assembly polls:
S No. | Constituency | |
1 | Baripada-ST | |
2 | Jaleswar | |
3 | Balasore | |
4 | Barachana | Ajay Samal |
5 | Pallahara | Fakir Samal |
6 | Barabati-Cuttack | |
7 | Jagatsinghpur | |
8 | Khanpadada |
The Congress had on April 14 declared the nominations of 75 candidates for the upcoming Odisha Assembly elections 2024. The party had released its first list of 49 candidates for the Odisha Assembly polls 2024 on April 2.
Dates of Odisha elections
In Odisha, the state assembly elections will be held in four phases starting from May 13, then May 20, then May 25 and June 1. The state will vote for its 147-member assembly along with the 21 Lok Sabha seats. , at the same time. Voting starts on May 13.
For the first phase (for 28 constituencies) nominations can be submitted until April 25 and candidatures can be withdrawn until April 29.
In the second phase (for 34 constituencies) the dates are May 3 and May 6, while in phase three (for 42 constituencies)the dates are May 6 and May 9.
In the final and fourth phase (for 42 constituencies) candidates can submit nominations until May 14, the deadline is May 17.
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Published: Apr 28, 2024 9:15 PM IST