Press Trust of India, 28th March, 2009
New Delhi, March 28 (PTI) Former Orissa Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang and Union Minister Chandra Shekhar Sahu figure in the list of 16 candidates announced by the Congress today for Lok Sabha elections in the state.While Gamang is contesting from Koraput (ST), Sahu will contest from Berhampur.Former Union Minister Srikant Jena is being fielded from Balasore while another former Union Minister Ramchandra Rath will contest from Aska. Bhakta Charan Das, another former Union Minister will try his luck from Kalahandi.Veteran Congress leader Ananta Prasad Sethi will contest from Bhadrak (SC) while former state minister Narasingh Mishra has been made the party candidate from Bolangir.PCC President K P Singhdeo does not figure in the list so far. According to party sources, if Singhdeo is not fielded from his hometurf of Dhenkanal, he could be projected as the chief ministerial candidate of the party for the assembly elections which are being held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls.Former Chief Minister J B Patnaik's wife Jayanti and son-in-law S R Patnaik have been denied a ticket this time. S R Patnaik had contested the last Lok Sabha polls from Bhubaneswar while Jayanti had contested from Cuttack.The party has fielded Bibhuti Bhushan Mishra from Cuttack this time. PTI
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