In Odisha, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today filed his nomination papers for the state assembly elections from Hinjili seat in Ganjam district. He reached the sub-collector’s office at Chhatrapur and submitted his papers for the sixth time seeking re-election from the Hinjili assembly seat. He has earlier been elected as a legislator from the Hinjili assembly constituency five times in a row since 2000.
Hinjili comes under the Aska Lok Sabha seat and will go to polls on 20th of May. The BJD president is also contesting from the Kantabanji assembly segment in Bolangir district.
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