Naveen Patnaik's BJD announces candidates for 36 Assembly constituencies, check complete list here

The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha has announced the names of candidates for 36 Assembly constituencies for the upcoming elections. The list was announced by Chief Minister and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik.

Several ministers figure in the list of candidates announced for 36 Assembly seats. Bishnu Brata Routray has been nominated from Basudevpur. He replaces his father Bijayshree Routray, a minister.

Patnaik has denied tickets to six MLAs.

Moreover, the BJD has also released a list of seven candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. For the Lok Sabha election, BJD has fielded Pinaki Misra from Puri parliamentary constituency, from where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have given a ticket to Sambit Patra.

Assembly elections in Odisha is scheduled to be held along with the Lok Sabha polls in four phases on April 11, 18, 23 and 29.

Check complete list here:

1. Brahmagiri: Sanjay Kumar Das Burma

2. Satyabadi: Umakant Samantray

3 Ranapur: Satyanarayan Pradhar

4 Nayagarh: Dr. Arun Kumar Sahoo

5 Ekamra (BBSR): Ashok Chandra Panda

6 Baramba-Narsingrur: Debi Prasad Mishra

7 Banki: Debi Ranjan Tripathy

8 Athagarh: Ranendra Pratap Swai

9 Choudwar-Cuttae: Shri Souvic Biswal

10 Dhenkanal: Sudhir Kumar Samal

11 Hindol: Simarani Nayak

12 Kamakhyanagar: Prafulla Kumar Mani

13 Parjanga: Dr. Nrusingha Charan Saht

14 Talcher: Braja Kishore Pradhar

15 Angul: Rajani Kant Singh

16 Kuchinda: Kishore Chandra Naya

17 Chhendipada: Sushant Kumar Beher

18 Tclkoi: Premananda Naik

19 Ghasipura: Badri Narayan Patra

20 Patna: Jagannatha Naik

21 Keonjhar: Madhav Sardar

22 Karanjia: Basanti Hembram

23 Bhograi: Ananta Das

24 Remuna: Sudhansu Sekhar Parida

25 Bhandaripokhri: Prafulla Samal

26 Basudevpur: Bishnu Brata Routray

27 Chandabali: Byomakesh Ray

28 Simulia: Jyoti Prakash Panigrah

29 Binjharpur: Pramila Mallik

30 Dharmasala: Pranab Ku.Balabantantray

31 Sukinda: Pritiranjan Gharai

32 Patkura: Bed Prakash Agarwall

33 Mahakalapada: Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak

34 Aul: Pratap Keshari Deb

35 Mahanga: Pratap Jena

36 Salipur: Prashanta Behera