Naveen Patnaik files nomination from Hinjili Assembly constituency
Patnaik has earlier been elected as a legislator from the Hinjili assembly seat five times in a row since 2000
Odisha chief minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday filed his nomination papers for the Odisha assembly elections from Hinjili constituency in Ganjam district where he will be seeking re-election for a sixth term.
Patnaik was accompanied by his trusted aide VK Pandian where he submitted his nomination papers at the sub-collector’s office.
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Patnaik had won the Hinjli seat for the first time in 2000 by a margin of 29,826 votes. In 2004, his winning margin increased to 42,642 and in the 2009 and 2014 elections, it went up to 61,773 and 76,586, respectively.
In 2019, he won the seat by a margin of 60,160 votes.
Hinjili, which falls under Aska parliamentary seat, will go to polls on May 20 along with Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
Patnaik is scheduled to address public rallies in Khallikote, Kabisuryanagar, Digapahandi and Chhatrapur on May 1.
On May 3, he will visit Bhanjnagar, Polasara, Sankhemundi and Sorda and address election rallies there.
Patnaik will also contest from Kantabannji in Bolangir district which goes to polls on May 20.
Spread over 21 panchayats, Hinjili is a semi-urban settlement that has seen noticeable growth ever since Patnaik started representing the seat.
The constituency has proper access to irrigation making it the centre of vegetable hub in Ganjam. However, lack of suitable employment has meant lakhs of youths from Hinjili migrating to the textile city of Surat and in Gujarat and Mumbai for livelihood.
While launching his election campaign in Hinjili last week, Patnaik said BJD would win both Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the state.
“The next 10 years will be known as the decade of Odisha which will draw attention of whole world for programme implementation. Odisha will complete 100 years of being independent State in 2036 by the it will emerge as number one State in the country. Peace, prosperity and empowerment will be our identity,” he said while outlining a 10-year development plan.
