Actor Varsha Priyadarshini among 9 BJD nominees for Odisha assembly polls
Odia film actor Varsha Priyadarshini, for the upcoming Odisha assembly elections. While announcing the sixth list of candidates for the assembly elections, the ruling party in the state denied nomination to seven sitting MLAs. Priyadarshini, who joined the BJD on Thursday, got a ticket for the Barchana assembly segment, while Congress turncoat Ganeswar Behera, will contest from Kendrapara as a nominee of the ruling party.
The Odia film star replaced sitting MLA Amarprasad Satpathy.
Sanatan Mahakud was named as the BJD candidate for the Champua assembly seat as incumbent legislator Minakhi Mahanta was denied a ticket this time.
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Former MLA Raghunath Sahu will contest from the Chilika assembly segment as the BJD candidate, while Abhimanyu Sethi will be the party nominee from Anandpur where sitting legislator Bhagirathi Sethi was denied re-nomination.
The party had earlier expelled Chilika MLA Prasant Jagdev.
The BJD fielded Subhashini Sahu from Simulia, replacing incumbent MLA Jyoti Ranjan Panigrahi.
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