BJP names Pradip Purohit as Padampur by-poll nominee
BJP names Pradip Purohit as Padampur by-poll nominee
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Bhubaneswar: The BJP officially named veteran leader and former MLA Pradip Purohit as its candidate for the byelection to the Padmpaur Assembly member in Odisha's Bargarh district next month on Saturday.
According to a party statement, Purohit's name has been cleared by the BJP's central electoral committee for the Padampur Assembly by-election.
Earlier on Friday, prominent BJP leader Kusum Tete announced that Purohit will file his nomination papers on November 14.
Purohit won the seat in 2014 but lost by 5,734 votes in 2019 to Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha, whose death caused the by-election. The saffron party is aiming for an encore in Padampur after its victory in Dhamnagar.
The ruling BJD and Congress parties have yet to name their candidates.
The byelection is planned for December 5. The date for vote counting has been set on December 8.
