Bhubaneswar: The Congress today fielded Dillip Kumar Panda as party candidate for the by-poll to Bijepur Assembly seat in Bargarh district.
AICC Chief Sonia Gandhi has approved a proposal for the candidature of Dillip to contest the bypoll, the party said in a press release.
Earlier, the Odisha Congress had sent a proposal of five names to the AICC for selection of a party candidate for the by-election.
The by-election will be held on October 21.