Congress Announces Its Mayor Candidate For BMC

(The Quiver) : State unit of Congress today announced Madhusmita Acharya as the party’s candidate for the post of Mayor in the upcoming BMC elections in the capital city. Senior Congress leader and Jatani legislator Suresh Kumar Routray officially announced Madhusmita Acharya’s name as the Mayor candidate from Congress.

Bhubaneswar District Congress had recommended three names — Rashmi Mohapatra, Subhadra Mishra and Madhusmita Acharya — to the selection committee of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) that approved Madhusmita Acharya as its candidate for Mayor post in Bhubaneswar in the forthcoming ULB polls scheduled on March 24.

Madhusmita Acharya in Brief

Madhusmita Acharya is the  former president of Kamala Nehru College, a young entrepreneur, sportsperson and Odissi dancer . She is the daughter-in-law of former Congress MLA late Kangali panda. She was assisting in poll management when her father-in-law was contesting in the elections earlier.