Bhubaneswar, April 7 -- As the political scene in Odisha is hotting up with each passing day, an unusual electoral battle is set to unfold in Sambalpur Assembly constituency in the forthcoming elections. A pupil is set to take on his teacher in the Assembly seat, probably the first-of-its-kind in the State.

Congress' nominee Ashwini Pujahari, the controversial former Director of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) is pitted against his former teacher Raseswari Panigrahi, the BJD candidate from the Assembly constituency. Both were well-known doctors and have made a mark in their respective careers before becoming politicians.

Though Raseswari Panigrahi is a sitting MLA, Ashwini Pujahari, a newbie, who ha...