A total of 99 candidates were left in Zilla Parishad (ZP) election fray for the 26 ZP seats spread over eight blocks in Jagatsinghpur district after withdrawal of nomination papers on Saturday. This was declared by Election Officer Narahari Sethy.
After publication of the final list of candidates released on Saturday, it was known that the BJP, the BJD and the Congress have filed candidates in the 26 ZP Zones each, followed by the CPI in two seats, the CPI(M) in one seat while 26 aspirants have filed nominations as independent candidates.