Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee today announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Odisha.

The BJP in a statement said: Bhartruhari Mahtab has been fielded from Cuttack parliamentary segment, Dr. Rabindra Narayan Behera from Jajpur, and Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi from Kandhamal.

Worth mentioning, the party had previously announced its first list of 18 candidates on March 24 for the Lok Sabha polls in Odisha.

As per the first list, Dharmendra Pradhan is to contest from Sambalpur, Jual Oram from Sundargarh, Pradeep Purohit from Bargarh, and Pratap Sarangi from Balasore.

The party fielded Baijayant Panda from Kendrapara, Sambit Patra from Puri, Pradeep Panigrahi from Berhampur, Ananta Nayak from Keonjhar, Naba Charan Majhi from Mayurbhanj, Avimanyu Sethi from Bhadrak and Rudra Narayan Pany from Dhenkanal seats, respectively.

Moreover, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo will contest from Bolangir, Malvika Keshari Deo from Kalahandi, Aparajita Sarangi from Bhubaneswar, Bibhu Prasad Tarai from Jagatsinghpur, and Anita Subhadarshini from Aska parliamentary segments.

In addition, BJP announced Balabhadra Majhi from Nabarangpur, Kaleram Majhi from Koraput.