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Cong changes candidate against Patnaik in Hinjili seat
    Bhubaneswar, Mar 25 (PTI) The Congress on Monday
changed its candidate in the Hinjili assembly segment against
BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
    The opposition party announced that its former
district president Sambhunath Panigrahi will contest against
Patnaik in the Hinjili assembly segment under Aska Lok Sabha
constituency in Ganjam.
    Earlier, the Congress had named Pam Krishna Panda as
its candidate from Hinjili.
    The development comes just hours within the BJP
fielding its vice-president Pitamber Acharya against Patnaik
in Hinjili.
    Party sources said Panigrahi is a local man, though he
has not contested elections in the past.
    Earlier, the Congress had named former MLA Ripunath
Seth as its candidate against Patnaik in the Bijepur assembly
segment under the Bargarh Lok Sabha seat.
    Patnaik filed nomination paper from Bijepur as his
second assembly seat on Monday.
    The Congress also changed its candidate in the
Rourkela assembly segment under Sundergarh Lok Sabha seat.
Biren Senapati has replaced Muktikant Biswal.
    It announced Shyamghan Pradhan as the candidate for G
Udaygiri assembly seat under the Kandhamal Lok Sabha
constituency, replacing sitting MLA Jacob Pradhan.
    Jacob, however, said he would contest the polls from G
Udaygiri as an independent candidate.
    Meanwhile, the ruling BJD also named its candidsates
for two assembly segments -- Angad Kanhar in Phulbani assembly
segment and Makhlu Ekka from Biramitrapur. PTI AAM
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