BJP, Congress announce candidates for constituencies in Kanniyakumari district

BJP and Congress person announced their candidates for the assembly constituencies successful Kanniyakumari territory connected Friday.

In the NDA alliance, BJP is contesting successful 4 constituencies successful the territory -- Nagercoil, Colachel, Padmanabhapuram and Vilavancode. Congress, successful the DMK led Secular Progressive Alliance, is contesting from Colachel, Killiyoor and Vilavancode Assembly constituencies.

In Nagercoil, BJP has renominated incumbent MLA M.R. Gandhi. Having won his archetypal MLA spot astatine the property of 76 years, Mr. Gandhi is contesting from the constituency for the 2nd time.

The enactment has fielded S. Vijayadharani successful Vilavancode constituency. It is to beryllium noted that Ms. Vijayadharani has been elected from the constituency thrice specified arsenic successful 2011, 2016 and 2021 assembly elections, earlier she joined BJP successful February 2024.

T. Shivakumar and P. Ramesh are contesting connected behalf of BJP successful Colachel and Padmanabhapuram constituencies respectively.

The Congress enactment has renominated incumbent MLAs S. Rajesh Kumar and Tharahai Cuthbert to contention from Killiyoor and Colachel assembly constituencies.

Mr. Rajesh Kumar has been elected arsenic Killiyoor MLA successful some 2016 and 2021 assembly elections. Meanwhile Ms. Cuthbert, who presently serves arsenic Vilavancode MLA aft winning by-election successful 2024 is acceptable to contention from Colachel assembly constituency.

T.T. Praveen, a caller look from the enactment to beryllium contention from Vilavancode assembly constituency against Ms. Vijayadharani.