Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to Contest from Kantabanji
Bhubaneswar: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who is contesting from Hinjili assembly constituency in Ganjam district, will also fight from Kantabanji in Western Odisha.
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
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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