Padampur bypoll: BJP names Pradip Purohit, Congress repeats Satya Bhusan Sahu

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: With BJD but to announce its candidate for the by-election to Padampur Assembly seat, the BJP and Congress on Saturday on Saturday nominated former MLAs Pradip Purohit and Satya Bhusan Sahu respectively for the battle of poll scheduled on December 5.

“The BJP central election committee has approved the name of Pradip Purohit for the forthcoming by-election to Padampur,” mentioned a press launch issued by nationwide BJP normal secretary Arun Singh. While the BJD remains to be scouting for an acceptable candidate, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) introduced the identify of Sahu. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has authorized the candidature of Satya Bhusan Sahu as social gathering candidate for the following by-election to the Padampur Assembly constituency,” AICC General Secretary Mukul Wasnik mentioned in an announcement.

A 3-time MLA from Padampur (1980-85, 1985-90 and 2004-09), Sahu had unsuccessfully contested for the seat in 2009 and 2019. A well-liked chief in Bargarh district, Sahu secured 49,847 votes in 2009 and 32,787 votes in 2019.

The Padampur bypoll has been necessitated following the demise of sitting BJD MLA Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha on October 3, 2022. Purohit had unsuccessfully contested the Assembly election from Padampur constituency on a BJP ticket in 2009. However, he trounced BJD candidate Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha in 2014 by a margin of over 4,500 votes. In 2019, Purohit misplaced the ballot to Bariha by a margin of over 5,000 votes.

Purohit will file his nomination papers for the bypoll on November 14. State BJP president Samir Mohanty and normal secretary (organisation) Manas Mohanty have left for Padampur to affix Purohit for submitting of nomination. Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari, Leader of opposition Jayanarayan Mishra, Kusum Tete, MLA and several other different leaders from western Odisha can even accompany Purohit. As per the election schedule introduced by the ECI, the final date for submitting nomination is November 17 whereas the final date for withdrawal of candidatures is November 21.

BHUBANESWAR: With BJD but to announce its candidate for the by-election to Padampur Assembly seat, the BJP and Congress on Saturday on Saturday nominated former MLAs Pradip Purohit and Satya Bhusan Sahu respectively for the battle of poll scheduled on December 5.

“The BJP central election committee has approved the name of Pradip Purohit for the forthcoming by-election to Padampur,” mentioned a press launch issued by nationwide BJP normal secretary Arun Singh. While the BJD remains to be scouting for an acceptable candidate, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) introduced the identify of Sahu. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has authorized the candidature of Satya Bhusan Sahu as social gathering candidate for the following by-election to the Padampur Assembly constituency,” AICC General Secretary Mukul Wasnik mentioned in an announcement.

A 3-time MLA from Padampur (1980-85, 1985-90 and 2004-09), Sahu had unsuccessfully contested for the seat in 2009 and 2019. A well-liked chief in Bargarh district, Sahu secured 49,847 votes in 2009 and 32,787 votes in 2019.

The Padampur bypoll has been necessitated following the demise of sitting BJD MLA Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha on October 3, 2022. Purohit had unsuccessfully contested the Assembly election from Padampur constituency on a BJP ticket in 2009. However, he trounced BJD candidate Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha in 2014 by a margin of over 4,500 votes. In 2019, Purohit misplaced the ballot to Bariha by a margin of over 5,000 votes.

Purohit will file his nomination papers for the bypoll on November 14. State BJP president Samir Mohanty and normal secretary (organisation) Manas Mohanty have left for Padampur to affix Purohit for submitting of nomination. Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari, Leader of opposition Jayanarayan Mishra, Kusum Tete, MLA and several other different leaders from western Odisha can even accompany Purohit. As per the election schedule introduced by the ECI, the final date for submitting nomination is November 17 whereas the final date for withdrawal of candidatures is November 21.