Two candidates filed nomination papers for Jagastinghpur reserved Lok Sabha seat and 14 nominees did so for four Assembly constituencies in Jagatsinghpur district on Monday.
According to official sources, Pratima Mallick from Congress and Bibhu Prasad Tarai of BJP filed papers for the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha seat before returning officer cum Collector G Poonam Tapas Kumar on Monday.
For the Jagatsinghpur Assembly segment, Congress candidate Chiranjib Biswal filed papers besides BJP candidate Satya Brata Mohapatra before returning officer cum Sub Collector, Jagatsinghpur, on the day.
For the Paradip Assembly seat, six candidates filed nominations before the returning officer cum ADM Jagatsinghpur. They were Sampad Swain from BJP, Sambit Routray from BJD, Arindam Sarkhel from Congress, Anjan Mallick from BSP, Balaram Moharana from ASP and BK Sahoo as Independent.
BJP candidate Damodar Rout submitted his nominations for the Balikuda-Erasama Assembly seat on Monday. Others who filed papers were Raghunandan Das from BJD, Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra from Congress and Manas Ranjan Kar as an Independent.
BJD heavyweight Bishnu Das filed nomination papers for the Tirtol reserve Assembly segment. Ramakanta Bhoi from BJP filed his nomination for the seat before the ADM Jagatsinghpur.