Bhubaneswar: The BJD on Satruday declared four candidates for biennial election to Rajya Sabha from Odisha - Sujeet Kumar, Subash Singh, Muna Khan and Mamata Mahanta.
The names were declared by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo and Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik.
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ଆଗାମୀ ରାଜ୍ୟସଭା ନିର୍ବାଚନ ପାଇଁ ସଭାପତି ଶ୍ରୀ @Naveen_Odisha ପ୍ରାର୍ଥୀ ଭାବେ ଶ୍ରୀ ସୁବାସ ସିଂ, ମୁନ୍ନା ଖାଁ, ଶ୍ରୀମତି ମମତା ମହନ୍ତ ଓ ଶ୍ରୀ ସୁଜିତ କୁମାରଙ୍କ ନାମ ଘୋଷଣା କରିଛନ୍ତି। ଏଥିସହ ରାଜ୍ୟ ନିର୍ମାଣ ଶ୍ରମିକ କଲ୍ୟାଣ ବୋର୍ଡର ଅଧ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ଭାବେ ଶ୍ରୀ ରମେଶ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଚ୍ୟାଉପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କୁ ଦାୟିତ୍ୱ ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି। #Odisha pic.twitter.com/9DEHI2unIj
— Biju Janata Dal (@bjd_odisha) March 7, 2020
The four seats will be vacated by BJD's Anubhav Mohanty, Narendra Swain and Sarojini Hembram and Ranjib Biswal of Congress.
Anubhav Mohanty has been elected to Lok Sabha from Kendrapara. The term of other three members will end on April 2.
The election to fill the Rajya Sabha vacancies is scheduled for March 26, 2020. (ANI)
