With the first phase of the combined (Lok Sabha and Assembly) elections set to be conducted tomorrow, all parties are gearing up for a tough battle. The voting will be conducted in four phases stretched over the month of April (11th, 18th, 23rd and 29th). This time around, Odisha is set to witness some key figures, from former actors to ex IAS/IPS officers, fight it out for the throne.
With popular personalities in the fray for all parties, such as Achyuta Samanta (BJD), founder KIIT & KISS, Aparajita Sarangi (BJP), IAS officer, the father-son duo of George Tirkey (INC) and Rohit Joseph Tirkey (INC), 2019 elections promises to be an evenly matched affair.
For those who have been living under a rock, here’s a detailed list of candidates from the three major parties for the all important Lok Sabha elections:
| CONSTITUENCY | INC | BJP | BJD |
| BARGARH | PRADEEP KUMAR DEVTA | SURESH PUJARI | SRI PRASANNA ACHARYA |
| SUNDARGARH | GEORGE TIRKEY | SHRI JUAL ORAM | SMT. SUNITA BISWAL |
| KALAHANDI | BHAKTA CHARAN DAS | BASANTA PANDA | PUSPENDA SINGH DEO |
| NABARANGPUR | PRADEEP MAJHI | SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI | RAMESH MAJHI |
| KANDHAMAL | MANOJ KUMAR ACHARYA | KHARAVELA SWAIN | SRI ACHYUTA SAMANTA |
| BERHAMPUR | V. CHANDRASEKHAR NAIDU | SHRI BRUGHU BAXIPATRA | CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU |
| KEONJHAR | FAKIR MOHAN NAIK | SHRI ANANTA NAIK | CHANDRANI MURMU |
| BALASORE | NAVAJYOTI PATTNAIK | SHRI PRATAP SINGH | RABINDRA JENA |
| DHENKANAL | K P SINGH DEO | SHRI RUDRA NARAYAN PANI | MAHESH SAHOO |
| BOLANGIR | SAMARENDRA MISHTA | SHRI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO | SRI KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO |
| KENDRAPARA | DHARANIDHARA NAYAK | SHRI BAIJAYANT PANDA | ANUBHAV MOHANTY |
| BHUBANESWAR | JANARDAN PATI | SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI | ARUP PATNAIK |
| ASKA | RAMAKRUSHNA PANDA | SMT. ANITA PRIYADARSHINI | SMT. PRAMILA BISOI |
| PURI | SATYA PRAKASH NAYAK | Dr. SAMBIT PATRA | PINAKI MISHRA |
| CUTTACK | PANCHANAN KANUNGO | PRAKASH MISHRA | BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB |
| JAJPUR | MANAS JENA | AMIYA MALLICK | SHARMISTHA SETHI |
| BHADRAK | MADHUMITA SETHI | ABHIMANYU SETHI | MANJULATA MANDAL |
| JAGATSINGHPUR | PRATIMA MALLICK | BIBHU PRASAD TARAI | RAJASHRI MALLIK |
| KORAPUT | SAPTAGIRI ULKA | JAYARAM PANGI | KAUSHALYA HIKAKA |
| MAYURBHANJ | ANJALI SOREN | BISWESAR TUDU | DEBASHISH MARANDI |
| SAMBALPUR | SARAT PATNAIK | NITESH GANGA DEB | NALINI PRADHAN |