Bhadrak: The Congress has nominated Baba Harekrushna Sethi as its candidate for the ensuing by-poll to the Dhamnagar Assembly seat in Bhadrak district in Odisha.
Earlier, BJP candidate Suryabanshi Suraj Sthitaprajna, son of Bishnu Sethi, filed his nomination for the by-poll.
The by-election will be held on November 3. The counting of votes will take place on November 6.
The by-poll was necessitated following the death of Dhamnagar MLA Bishnu Sethi.