Bhubaneswar, Sep 26: The Congress party has restructured its organizational leadership in Odisha by appointing new presidents for 35 District Congress Committees (DCCs) across the state.

All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge approved the appointments, which were announced by party general secretary K.C. Venugopal in a press release today. The move comes as part of the party’s ongoing ‘Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan’, aimed at strengthening its grassroots network ahead of upcoming elections.

The new appointees include senior leaders, youth representatives, and women leaders, reflecting a mix of experience and inclusivity.

List of newly appointed District Congress Presidents:

1. Angul – Sunil Pradhan

2. Balasore – Satya Shiba Das

3. Bargarh – Hardeep Singh

4. Bhadrak – Nalini Kanta Mohanty

5. Bhubaneshwar – Prakash Chand Jeena

6. Bolangir – Anil Meher

7. Boudh – Bindhya Bini Sahu

8. Cuttack – Pradipta Kumar Das

9. Cuttack City – Giribala Behera

10. Deogarh – Sem Hemram

11. Dhenkanal – Chabbiraj Biswal

12. Gajapati –  Dasarathi Gomango

13. Ganjam East – Rashmi Ranjan Patnaik

14. Ganjam West – Ramesh Chandra Jena

15. Jagatsinghpur – Debaprasad Nayak

16. Jajpur – Maguni Batakrushna Jena

17. Jharsuguda – Jeevan Sarthak Das

18. Kalahandi – Jalandhar Naik

19. Kandhamal – Chandra Sekhar Parida

20. Kendrapara – Dr. Debasmrita Sharma

21. Keonjhar – Manoj Kumar Jena

22. Khordha – Rajeev Kumar Pattanaik

23. Koraput – Rupak Turuk

24. Malkangiri – G. Shrinivas Rao

25. Mayurbhanj East – Purna Chandra Biswal

26. Mayurbhanj West – Bhushan Bihari Sahu

27. Nabarangpur – Dr. Lipika Majhi

28. Nayagarh – Ranjit Das

29. Nuapada – Ghasi Ram Majhi

30. Puri – Rajesh Kumar Mishra

31. Rayagada – Appala Swamy Kadraka

32. Rourkela – Sabir Hussain

33. Sambalpur – Amit Kumar Guru

34. Subarnapur – Binod Patra

35. Sundargarh – Nirmal Chand Naik

The list includes two women leaders: Bindhya Bini Sahu (Boudh) and Giribala Behera (Cuttack City).

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