Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to Contest from Kantabanji

In 2019, Naveen had also contested from two seats – Hinjli and Bijepur in Bargarh district. He retained the Hinjli seat and resigned from Bijepur.

Naveen’s name found place in the fifth list of nine candidates for assembly elections in Odisha.

Here is the list of BJD candidates:

Laxmipriya Nayak- Chitrakonda

Naveen Patnaik- Kantabanji

Barsha Singh Bariha- Padampur

Arundhati Kumari Devi -Deogarh

Sanjukta Singh- Angul

Dilip Nayak- Nimapada

Sulakshana Geetanjali Devi-Sanakhemundi

Indira Nanda-Jeypore

Rohit Pujari-Sambalpur

Prasanna Acharya- Rairakhol