<p>Bhubaneswar: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bjd">Biju Janata Dal (BJD)</a> president and Odisha Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/naveen-patnaik">Naveen Patnaik</a> on Monday announced the names of six more candidates for the Assembly elections, denying nomination to five sitting MLAs.</p>.<p>With the announcement of six names, the BJD has so far announced the names of 141 candidates for the 147 Assembly constituencies.</p>.Nomination filing process starts for Lok Sabha, Assembly polls in Odisha.<p>The five sitting MLAs denied tickets were Simran Nayak of Hindol, Raghunandan Das of Balikuda-Ersama, Subrat Tatariu of Raghunathpalli, Sunanda Das of Bari and Sudam Marndi of Bangirpossi.</p>.<p>Marndi has been fielded by the BJD from the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha seat while his wife Ranjita Marndi has been nominated by the regional party from the Bangirpossi Assembly segment.</p>.<p>The BJD has renominated state sports minister Tushar Kanti Behera from the Kakatpur Assembly segment in Puri district.</p>.Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to contest from two assembly seats.<p>Patnaik offered BJD nomination to wives of two sitting MLAs - Sudam Marndi and Subrat Taraiu. Marndi's wife Ranjita Marndi has got the ticket from Bangirpossi and Taraiu's wife Archana Behera has been fielded from Rathunathpali.</p>.<p>The BJD has nominated Dhenkanal MP Mahesh Sahu from Hindol Assembly segment, Sarad Prassana Jena from Balikuda-Ersama and Biswaranjan Mallick from Bari Assembly constituency.</p>.<p>The opposition BJP has announced the names of 132 candidates while the Congress named 135 nominees.</p>
<p>Bhubaneswar: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bjd">Biju Janata Dal (BJD)</a> president and Odisha Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/naveen-patnaik">Naveen Patnaik</a> on Monday announced the names of six more candidates for the Assembly elections, denying nomination to five sitting MLAs.</p>.<p>With the announcement of six names, the BJD has so far announced the names of 141 candidates for the 147 Assembly constituencies.</p>.Nomination filing process starts for Lok Sabha, Assembly polls in Odisha.<p>The five sitting MLAs denied tickets were Simran Nayak of Hindol, Raghunandan Das of Balikuda-Ersama, Subrat Tatariu of Raghunathpalli, Sunanda Das of Bari and Sudam Marndi of Bangirpossi.</p>.<p>Marndi has been fielded by the BJD from the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha seat while his wife Ranjita Marndi has been nominated by the regional party from the Bangirpossi Assembly segment.</p>.<p>The BJD has renominated state sports minister Tushar Kanti Behera from the Kakatpur Assembly segment in Puri district.</p>.Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to contest from two assembly seats.<p>Patnaik offered BJD nomination to wives of two sitting MLAs - Sudam Marndi and Subrat Taraiu. Marndi's wife Ranjita Marndi has got the ticket from Bangirpossi and Taraiu's wife Archana Behera has been fielded from Rathunathpali.</p>.<p>The BJD has nominated Dhenkanal MP Mahesh Sahu from Hindol Assembly segment, Sarad Prassana Jena from Balikuda-Ersama and Biswaranjan Mallick from Bari Assembly constituency.</p>.<p>The opposition BJP has announced the names of 132 candidates while the Congress named 135 nominees.</p>