Bhubaneswar, April 16: The BJP unveiled its latest roster of 21 candidates for the forthcoming Odisha Assembly elections on Tuesday.

Among the notable nominees is former Union Minister Dilip Ray, who recently received clearance from the Delhi High Court to contest elections. Ray will vie for the Rourkela Assembly seat under the BJP banner. Additionally, Sanjali Murmu and Surama Padhy have been named as candidates for the Bangriposi (ST) and Ranpur constituencies, respectively.

The full list of BJP candidates and their respective constituencies is as follows:

Rourkela: Dilip Ray

Patna (ST): Akhil Chandra Naik

Saraskana (ST): Bhadav Hansdah

Rairangpur (ST): Jolen Barda

Bangriposi (ST): Sanjali Murmu

Karanjia (ST): Padmacharan Haibru

Jharigram (ST): Narsingh Bhatra

Dabugam (ST): Somnath Pujari

Rajanagar: Lalit Behera

Balikuda-Ersama: Satya Sarathi Mohanty

Jagatsinghpur: Amarendra Dash

Kakatpur (SC): Baidhar Mallick

Ranpur: Surama Padhi

Sanakhemundi: Uttam Kumar Panigrahi

Mohana (ST): Prasanta Mallik

Bissam Cuttack (ST): Jagannath Nundruka

Rayagada (ST): Basanta Kumar Ullaka

Laxmipur (ST): Kailash Kulesika

Kotpad (ST): Rupu Bhatra

Pottangi (ST): Chaitanya Nandibali

Chitrakonda (ST): Dambaru Sisa

Earlier, on April 2, the BJP had announced a list of 112 candidates for the Assembly elections.

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