New Delhi: Puri Lok Sabha seat has develop into a high-profile seat since 2019 after the BJP fielded Sambit Patra from the seat. Of the 21 Lok Sabha seats within the state, Puri is about to witness a fierce battle between the BJD and the BJP. Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)’s Patra and Biju Janta Dal’s Arup Patnaik are the 2 distinguished candidates within the fray.Â
Odisha goes to the polls in 4 phases – May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1, 2024. According to the Election Commission of India, the residents of Puri constituency will vote in six phases on May 25. In the continuing normal election, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has put its guess on Arup Patnaik, changing sitting MP Pinaki Mishra.
Arup Patnaik is an IPS officer and was the Mumbai Police Commissioner. He is 67 years outdated. This time, the BJP has modified its candidate from the seat as a result of, within the 2019 polls, the profitable margin between the BJD and the BJP narrowed down to simply round 11,000. The BJP, which was within the third place in 2014, climbed to the second spot, grabbing virtually comparable votes in comparison with the BJD.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Election, BJD candidate Pinaki Misra secured a victory with 5,38,321 votes and led with 11,714, whereas BJP candidate Sambit Patra was a runner-up with 5,26,607 votes. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls BJD chief Pinaki Misra secured a victory with 5,23,161 votes and 46.07 % vote share, whereas Congress chief Sucharita Mohanty secured a second place with 2,59,800 votes, BJP candidate Ashok Sahu obtained 2,15,763 votes, 19% vote share securing third place in constituency.
The BJD was conscious {that a} slight change in vote share might result in its defeat in opposition to the BJP this time and thus modified the candidate to mitigate anti-incumbency. On the opposite hand, Patra is making an attempt its luck for the second time from the seat. His spectacular efficiency within the 2019 polls obtained him the BJP ticket for the second time.
