India News | Congress Fields Kishore Chandra Patel in Brajrajnagar Bypoll

Bhubaneswar, May 10 (PTI) The Opposition Congress has named former Speaker Kishore Chandra Patel as its candidate for May 31 by-poll to the Brajarajnagar Assembly seat in Jharsuguda district.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has approved the candidature of Patel as the party candidate for the ensuing by-election to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha from Brajrajnagar constituency, an official letter issued by AICC said.

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Earlier, on Monday, BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik named Alaka Mohanty, the wife of former Brajrajnagar MLA late Kishore Mohanty as the party candidate for the by-poll.

The BJP on Sunday had announced the name of former MLA Radharani Panda as its candidate for Brajrajnagar assembly by-poll.

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The election was necessitated following Mohanty's demise last December.

The by-election to Brajrajnagar seat will be held from 7 am to 6 pm on May 31. The counting of votes will take place on June 3.

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