By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The AICC on Saturday announced 3 more MP and 16 MLA candidates for Odisha.
As per the AICC release, Congress field Dulal Chandra Pradhan as its MP candidate for Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat against BJP’s Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and BJD’s Organisational general secretary Pranab Prakash Das. For Keonjhar (ST) Lok Sabha seat, Congress fielded Binod Bihari Nayak in place of Mohan Hembrum while for Aska Lok Sabha seat, Congress put Debokant Sharma as its MP candidates.
Here is list of 16 MLA candidates: Amita Biswal for Jharsuguda, Kshirod Chandra Patra for Badasahi(SC), Bibhu Bhusan Rout for Sukinda, Sarat Kumar Pradhan replaced Manoj Kumar Acharya for Kantamal. Sipra Mallick for Kendrapara(SC), Ashok Patihari for Rajnagar, Loknath Moharathy for Mahakalpada, Sidharth Routray for Nimapara, Gyan Ranjan Patnaik for Pipili, Krushna Sagaria for Jayadev(SC) in place of Jayant Bhoi, Sonali Sahoo for Khurda, Pradeep Swain for Chilika, Manoj Pradhan for Khandapada, Nakul Nayak for Daspalla(SC), Sanjay Kumar Mandal in place of Bipin Bihari Swain for Kabisuryanagar and Shayam Sundar Sahu for Gopalpur.