Bhubaneswar: BJD supremo and chief minister Naveen Patnaik Monday appointed 18 women leaders as district obaervers. The women leaders will recommend names for district women president and other office bearers of district women front after due consultation with MPs, MLAs and other party leaders of the district.

The new district observers are:

Lopamudra Bauxipatra: Keonjhar

Kasturi Mohapatra:Puri, Khurda & Bhubaneswar

Gita Bastia: Ganjam & Gajapati

Urmilata Das: Bhadrak & Mayurbhanj

Minati Debata : Sambalpur & Bargarh

Sarojini Raj: Bolangir & Sonepur

Sanjukta Mohanty: Kalahandi & Nuapada

Nibedita Mohanty: Koraput & Malkangiri

Snehanjali Mohanty: Jagatsinghpur

Rezwana Begam: Jajpur

Prabhasini Sarangi: Cuttack

Jyoti Panigrahi:Jharsuguda & Sundergarh

Bharati Singh:Balasore

Mita Rout: Kendrapara

Kunjalata Samal: Nayagarh

Singdha Panigrahi :Rayagda & Nabarangpur

Sanghamitra Dalei: Kandhmal & Boudh

Puspanjali Rana:Dhenkanal, Angul & Deogarh