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Over 900 candidates are in the fray in the final phase, which will cover all the constituencies of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh along with key seats in states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.
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Kendrapara in Coastal Odisha has been a stronghold of socialist and anti-Congress ideologies since the 1950s. It has been the epicenter of the socialist movement in the state, which opposed the Congress after the first Lok Sabha elections in 1952. The party won 20 of the 21 LS seats, including Kendrapara, in 1980 and 1984. In the late 70s and early 80s, Kendrapara became the constituency of Biju Patnaik, the father of current chief minister Naveen Patnaik.
While Panda is perceived to be a high-profile candidate with influence and clout in national politics, both Mohanty and Das are making their debut in the Lok Sabha elections.
Sixty-six years earlier, an Independent Member of Parliament had an idea to bring both parts of the country together – hold a session of Parliament in the southern part of the country.