BJD, BJP announce  mayor candidates for BMC

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Saturday introduced the names of candidates for mayor posts of three municipal firms which can be set to go to polls on March 24.

While State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities Sulochana Das has been introduced the BJD’s mayor candidate for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Rajya Sabha MP Subash Chandra Singh would be the get together’s nominee for the publish in Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC). Sanghamitra Dalei, president of the ladies’s wing for Ganjam district, has been nominated because the candidate for  Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC). 

It is for the primary time {that a} Rajya Sabha member has been made a candidate for a metropolis mayor. Singh has greater than 4 years remaining of his tenure because the MP.

The BJP additionally introduced the title of well-known author and social activist Suniti Mund as its mayor candidate for BMC. The announcement was made by the get together’s Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi. The saffron get together, nonetheless, is but to announce candidates for CMC and BeMC. 

Congress has already introduced Madhusmita Acharya and Giribala Behera because the get together’s mayoral candidates for BMC and CMC. It can also be but to announce its candidate for BeMC.

Race begins as MAYOR faces revealed 

Sulochana Das

Sulochana Das, State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, has been introduced because the BJD’s mayor candidate for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). A former journalist turned politician and ex-spokesperson of the ruling BJD, Das was appointed because the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in March, 2019.

She is the primary State Commissioner for Persons with disabilities appointed by the federal government. Previously, the Secretary of the Women and Child Development division was ex-officio in control of the publish. Das began her political profession in Congress. She had joined the get together in 2013 and was appointed because the spokesperson. She was appointed as one of many common secretaries of the get together when Prasad Harichandan grew to become the OPCC president in 2015 and in addition continued because the spokesperson.

Das, nonetheless, stop the get together to hitch the ruling BJD in June 2017 due to rampant factionalism within the State unit of Congress. Thanking the Chief Minister for reposing religion in her, Das informed media individuals that if elected, she’s going to work for the general growth of the Bhubaneswar metropolis with the assistance of the BMC Commissioner and others.

Subash Singh

BJD Rajya Sabha member and commerce union chief Subash Chandra Singh has been introduced because the get together’s candidate for the publish of mayor for Cuttack Municipal Corporation.  It is for the primary time {that a} Rajya Sabha member has been made a mayoral candidate within the civic physique elections. Singh was elected to Rajya Sabha on March 24, 2020. Being some of the senior leaders of the get together, he holds the place of BJD treasurer.  

He additionally served because the nationwide spokesperson of the get together for a while. Before he was elected as a Rajya Sabha member, Singh was the chairperson of the Odisha Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board for 2 consecutive phrases. He can also be a founder member and common secretary of Biju Shramik Shamukhya, the commerce union wing of the BJD.  

Singh was the president of the Cuttack Bachao Committee, an all-party initiative created in 2006 which performed a key position within the growth of Cuttack. He was additionally the president of the Biju Yuva Vanihi earlier than coming into Parliament. Stating that he was glad to be nominated by the BJD as its candidate for the publish of mayor of CMC, Singh stated he’ll work laborious for the event of Cuttack metropolis if elected.

Sanghamitra Dalei

Sanghamitra Dalei, president of the ladies’s wing of the Ganjam district BJD has been introduced because the get together’s candidate for the mayor publish of the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC). Dalei was earlier with Congress and later joined the BJD. She has an excellent presence on the grassroots and in addition served as a corporator in BeMC.

She was elected as a corporator in BeMC twice on Congress ticket in 2008 and 2013. She, nonetheless, left the get together when round 60 leaders of the get together led by senior chief Chandrasekhar Sahu left the Congress in 2013. After becoming a member of the BJD, she was elected as a corporator of the civic physique. Sanghamitra informed media individuals that she’s going to take ahead the nice work and requirements set by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Thanking the Chief Minister for asserting her because the get together’s candidate for the distinguished publish, Sanghamitra stated that he has saved all the guarantees made to the individuals by initiating a number of schemes. Stating that she is trying ahead to the difficult job, Sanghamitra stated if given a chance she’s going to work in direction of additional growth of town with a deal with resolving points affecting the native individuals.

Suniti Mund

The BJP has named author and social activist Suniti Mund because the get together’s mayoral candidate for the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Making the announcement on Saturday, BJP MP from Bhubaneswar Aprajita Sarangi stated,

“We have received several applications and shortlisted 25 candidates. After exhaustive deliberations and approval of State BJP president Samir Mohanty, we decided to field Suniti.” Coming from a literary background, Suniti has authored as many as 28 books and is related to media and journalism for over a decade. She has additionally produced and directed many non-fictional serials telecast on Doordarshan and different channels. Suniti is the managing director of Dakshya Ventrue Pvt. Ltd. and the chairperson of Dakshya Charitable Trust.

She holds a masters’ diploma in Odia from Sambalpur University, PG Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication from IIIMC, PG Diploma in Rural Development from IGNOU, Delhi, and Hindi Ratna from Rastra Vasha, Wardha, Sarangi knowledgeable. She thanked the BJP for reposing religion in her for the mayoral candidate for BMC. “I will try my best to make Bhubaneswar a beautiful city and improve the slums,” she stated.