The constituencies where the party has changed candidates are — Athagarh (Cuttack district), Athamallik (Angul district), Bari (Jajpur district), Jaleswar (Balasore district) and Puri.
By India News
Bhubaneswar:
Congress on Sunday changed its candidates in five assembly constituencies in Odisha. The party has also declared the candidate for one assembly seat.
The constituencies where the party has changed candidates are — Athagarh (Cuttack district), Athamallik (Angul district), Bari (Jajpur district), Jaleswar (Balasore district) and Puri.
Disgruntled senior leader Sudarshan Das has been nominated for the Jaleswar Assembly seat in place of Debi Prasanna Chand while Uma Ballav Rath has been fielded in the Puri assembly segment replacing Sujit Mahapatra.
Former BJP leader Debasish Nayak was nominated for the Bari assembly seat hours after he joined the Congress party on Saturday. Earlier, the party had nominated Arati Deo for the Bari seat.
Mr Nayak had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party after quitting ruling Biju Janata Dal just two months back.
The Congress has given the ticket to Himanshu Chaulia for the Athmallik constituency in place of his brother Bijayananda Chaulia who is reportedly suffering from some health-related problems.
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