Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and president of Biju Mahila Janata Dal, Snehangini Chhuria, has been named as the party candidate for the upcoming Nuapada by-election.

After thorough marathon discussions with senior leaders, party president Naveen Patnaik announced her name as the official BJD candidate for the Nuapada by-poll.

Chhuria, a former Minister in the Naveen Patnaik cabinet, had been elected to the Assembly twice from the Atabira segment in 2014 and 2019.

She will face BJP’s Jay Dholakia and Congress nominee Ghasiram Majhi in the ensuing by-election.

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