Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday announced the name of Barsha Bariha, the elder daughter of deceased Padampur MLA Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha, as its candidate for the Padmapur by-election.
Voting for the bypoll will be held on December 5, while results are scheduled to be declared on December 8. The last date of filing nomination papers is November 17 and the scrutiny is on November 18. The last date of withdrawing candidature is November 21.
The by-election was necessitated after the death of sitting MLA Bijaya Bariha on October 3. He had defeated Purohit with a margin of 5,500 votes in the 2019 assembly election.
