"I want to work for tribals...": Sudam Marandi on being elected as BJD candidate from Mayurbhanj
Mar 28, 2024
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], March 28 : Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Sudam Marandi has expressed gratitude for being chosen as the party's candidate for the tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj constituency in the upcoming 2024 elections.
Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Marandi said, "First of all, I would like to thank Naveen Patnaik for placing his trust in me and fielding me from Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha seat. I thank him and my party. I joined the party in 2014 and since then till date I have received good responsibility. This time too, I have received one," he said.
He emphasized his commitment to work for the welfare of the tribal communities in the region.
"I want to work especially for the tribals. The area from where I belong is dominated by a huge tribal population. I am happy to have received this opportunity to serve them," Marandi said.
During the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Marandi is pitted against BJP leader Naba Charan Majhi for the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha seat.
BJP candidate Bishweswar Tudu had won the seat in 2019 General Election by securing 483,812 votes.
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday announced the first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Odisha.
Naveen Patnaik will re-contest from the Hinjili Assembly constituency for a sixth term.
BJD General Secretary Pranab Prakash Das has been pitted against Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan of the BJP in Sambalpur.
Hours after joining BJD, the Biju Janata Dal announced Manmath Routray, son of Congress veteran leader Suresh Routraya, as the Lok Sabha candidate from Bhubaneswar.
Former Odisha Congress MLA Anshuman Mohanty, who joined Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on February 16, will contest the election from the Kendrapara Lok Saha seat. Pradeep Kumar Majhi, who left Congress on October 22, 2021 and joined BJD later on, is a nominee from Nabarangpur.
The Lok Sabha elections in Odisha, which comprise 21 constituencies, are set to take place in four phases. The voting dates have been scheduled for May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1.
