Ipsita Priyadarsini 
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has announced names of 28 MLA & 5 Lok Sabha candidates today . Earlier names for 72 Assembly seats had been declared. BJD supremo and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday released the second list of candidates for Assembly and candidates for Lok Sabha seats. Bhrugu Baxipatra to contest from Berhampur LS; Surendra Singh Bhoi from Balangir LS seat.
Additionaly The BJD Group has not announced any name for Balasore Lok Sabha constituency. The BJD has so far declared nominees for 99 assembly seats out of the 147 Assembly seats.
Naveen patnaik has denied party tickets to seven sitting MLAs. The party has dropped two sitting MPs from Berhampur and Keonjhar from the list. They have been replaced by new candidates, The 27-member list released for the assembly elections included seven women candidates.
List of candidates Assembly:
Brajarajnagar- Aklaka Mohanty
Jharsuguda- Dipali Das
Talsara- Binay Kumar Toppo
Sundargarh- Jogesh Singh
Rajgangpur- Anil Barwa
Bonai- Bhimsen Choudhury
Jashipur- Chakradhar Hembrum
Udala- Srinath Soren
Baripada- Sananda Marandi
Badasahi- Anusaya Patra’
Morada- Pritinanda Kanungo
Soro- Madhav Dhada
Athmalik- Nalinikant Pradhan
Birmaharajpur- Padmanabh Behera
Khariar- Adhiraj Panigarhi
Phulbani- Jayshree Kanhar
Mahanga- Ankit Pratap Jena
Tirtol- Ramakant Bhoi
Jagatsinghpur- Prashant Muduli
Bhubaneswar (North)- Sushant Kumar Rout
Lok Sabha Candidates
Bolangir- Surendra Singh Bhoi
Bhadrak- Manjulata Mandal
Bargarh- Parinita Mishra
Berhampur- Bhrugu Baxipatra
Keonjhar- Dharurjay Sidhu
