April 30th 2024.
In the upcoming elections in Odisha, a total of thirty-seven candidates have put their names forward for the four Lok Sabha seats. These seats include Nabarangpur, Berhampur, Koraput, and Kalahandi. The nomination process for these seats began on April 18 and ended on April 25. After a thorough scrutiny of the nominations on April 26, it was found that 38 candidates were eligible to run for the elections. However, one candidate in Koraput has since withdrawn their nomination, leaving 30 men and 7 women in the running for the May 13 polls in Odisha.
Out of the four Lok Sabha seats, the Kalahandi seat has the most candidates with a total of 11 people vying for it. The Nabarangpur seat has four candidates while the Berhampur and Koraput seats have 10 and 7 candidates respectively. Along with these Lok Sabha seats, 28 Assembly segments located under them will also hold elections on May 13. The remaining Lok Sabha and Assembly seats will have their voting on May 20, 25, and June 1.
The nomination process for the May 20 polls is currently underway and many prominent leaders from different parties have already filed their nominations. Sambit Patra, the spokesperson for the BJP, is running for the Puri Lok Sabha seat while former Union Minister Dilip Ray is contesting for the Rourkela Assembly segment. State minister Ranendra Pratap Swain is running for the Athagarh Assembly seat and BJD leader Sanjay Das Burma is in the race for the Satyabadi Assembly seat. Some other notable names include Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who will be filing his nomination for the Hinjili Assembly segment for the sixth time, and BJD organisational secretary Pranab Prakash Das, who will be running for the Sambalpur parliamentary seat against Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Apart from the Hinjili seat, CM Patnaik will also be contesting for the Kantabanji Assembly seat in western Odisha. Both him and Pranab Prakash Das are scheduled to file their nominations on April 30. With the elections quickly approaching, all eyes are on these candidates as they make their way through the nomination process and prepare for the polls ahead.
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