The Odisha Jan Morcha (OJM) on Wednesday declared candidates for two lok Sabha and 16 Assembly constituencies in the first phase.While former Congress leader Bibhuti Mishra will contest from the Cuttack lok Sabha seat, Sunil Nayak will contest from Kalahandi.
The 16 Assembly constituencies, for which the party has selected candidates are Bargarh-Debabrat Mishra, Jashipur-Dillip Nayak, Saraskana-Balaram Marandi, Simulia-Sridhar Tripathy, Dharmasala-Pravakar Nayak, Kamakshyanagar-Bipracharan Sahu, Angul-Tapan Dehury, Titlagarh-Jagneswar, Jharigaon-Jalandhar Majhi, Rajnagar-Kailash Mohanty, Bhubaneswar (North)-Dr Sarat Chandra Mishra, Suruda-Sangram Mohanty, Paralakhemundi-Amit Pattnaik, Gunpur-Bruhaspati Sabar, Chitrakonda-Mukunda Padiami and Dhenkanal-Siddheswari Prasad Mishra. The names were declared following a political advisory meeting of the party presided over by party president Pyarimohan Mohapatra.