Bhubaneswar, March 27 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik today announced the party's first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha.

The list includes names of nine MP candidates and 71 MLA candidates.

Below are the names of Lok Sabha seats candidates:

1. Kalahandi: Lambodar Nial 2. Sambalpur: Pranab Prakash Das 3. Sundargarh: Dilip Tirkey 4. Mayurbhanj: Sudam Marndi 5. Kendrapada: Ansuman Mohanty 6. Nabarangpur: Pradeep Majhi 7. Bhubaneswar: Manmath Routray 8. Koraput: Kausalya Hikaka 9. Aska: Ranjita Sahu

Below are the names of Assembly seats candidates:

1. Bisam Cuttack: Jagannath Saraka 2. Gunupur: Raghunath Gamango 3. Rayagada: Anusaya Majhi 4. Bargarh: Debesh Acharya 5. Bijep...