Sundargarh MP and Union Tribal Affair Minister Jual Oram filed his nomination for Sundargarh Parliamentary constituency as a BJP candidate on Tuesday.
Similarly, Congress candidate George Tirkey and BJD candidate Sunita Biswal, daughter of senior Congress leader and former CM Hemanand Biswal, also filed their nominations on Tuesday for the Sundargarh MP seat.
Oram, after filing his nomination, exuded his confidence of victory in a bigger margin this time. Similarly, BJD candidate Sunita also expressed her confidence of winning the poll. "The BJD has a strong organisational base here in Sundargarh district and people are in support of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik," she said.
"The good work done by the Naveen Pattnaik Government is certainly going to help me in winning the polls from here," she added.
Congress candidate George Tirkey, who also reached the Collector office in a long procession, also expressed
his confidence of winning the seat.
Significantly, Tirkey is a known tribal leader and sitting MLA of Biramitrapur constituency, who joined Congress recently. "The people of Sundargarh are in a mood for change this time as they are fed up with the performances of Modi and Naveen Governments," Tirkey said.
Bagi Lakra, another tribal leader of Sundargarh district, also filed his nomination for Sundargarh Parliamentary seat, on the day, as a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate.