Bhubaneswar, Apr 17: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has announced the fifth list of candidates' names for assembly polls in 2024 on Wednesday.

BJD President and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will contest from the Kantabanji Constituency in Balangir.

Barsha Singh Bariha to fight from Padampur.

The BJD supremo has announced the names of 9 candidates in the fifth list.

Along with this, the supremo declared that the candidates of Sambalpur and Rairakhol has been swapped.

In the further change, Rohit Pujari to fight from Sambalpur and Prasanna Acharya to fight from Rairakhol.

#BJD supremo announces 5th list of candidates for #Odisha Assembly elections

Chitrokonda: Laxmipriya Nayak
Kantabanji: Naveen Patnaik
Padampur: Barsha Singh Bariha
Kuchinda: Rajendra Chatria
Deogarh: Arundhati Devi
Angul: Sanjukta Singh
Nimapada: Dilip Nayak… pic.twitter.com/wO0p0u4vtP
— Argus News (@ArgusNews_in) April 17, 2024

Check the list below:

Chitrakonda: Laxmipriya Nayak
Kantabanji: Naveen Patnaik
Padampur: Barsha Singh Bariha
Kuchinda: Rajendra Chatria
Deogarh: Arundhati Devi
Angul: Sanjukta Singh
Nimapada: Dilip Nayak
Sanakhemundi: Geetanjali Devi
Jeypore: Indira Nanda

Earlier on April 12, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has announced its fourth list of candidates.

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