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He filed his nomination as a Congress candidate.“During scrutiny of the nomination papers, I will submit the party ticket. Party sources said the likelihood of Majhi getting a ticket was high.Congress working president Pradeep Majhi, who filed his nomination for the Nabarangpur (ST) Lok Sabha seat before the returning officer in Nabarangpur on Wednesday, said the Kotpad MLA would surely get a ticket. He will have a direct contest with BJD’s Ramesh Chandra Majhi, who replaced sitting MP Balabhadra Majhi. I am the lone contender from Congress for the Kotpad assembly seat and the party has promised me a ticket,” said Majhi when asked on his decision.In the first list published by Congress on Monday, the party did not nominate anyone for the Kotpad assembly seat. Koraput: An aspirant from Congress filed his nomination as a candidate of the party on Wednesday despite not having been given a ticket yet.Chandra Sekhar Majhi, the incumbent MLA of Kotpad in Koraput district, which falls under the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha seat, filed his nomination before the returning officer at Jeypore in Koraput district on Wednesday..