Odisha’s Bhadrak district

Defeating the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the BJP was able to retain its Dhamnagar MLA seat in Odisha's Bhadrak district with its candidate Suryabanshi Suraj winning by a margin of 9,881 votes.

The BJP on Sunday named Suryabanshi Suraj Sthitaprajna, son of former MLA Bishnu Charan Sethi, as its candidate for the by-election to Dhamnagar Assembly constituency in Odisha's Bhadrak district.