BJP releases fourth list of candidates for Odisha Assembly elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its fourth list of candidates for the upcoming Odisha Assembly elections.

On the eight-member list are Murali Manohar Sharma, Arindam Roy and Dr Fakir Mohan Naik, among others.

The latest list from the saffron party features two SC candidates - Seemarani Nayak from Hindol and Geetanjali Sethi from Kendrapara - and one ST candidate - Dr. Naik from Telkoi.


Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in Odisha from May 13 to June 1 to elect 147 members to the Odisha Assembly. Votes will be counted and the results will be declared on June 4.

Here's the full candidate list:

• Telkoi: Dr Fakir Mohan Naik
• Champua: Murali Manohar Sharma
• Basta: Rabindra Andia
• Basudevpur: Banikalyan Mohanty
• Hindol: Seemrani Nayak
• Salipur: Arindam Roy
• Kendrapara: Geetanjali Sethi
• Khurda: Prasanta Kumar Jagadev