Cong. announces 37 candidates in Thrikkakara; ‘CPI(M) rebel’ comes as a surprise

The Congress connected Sunday (November 16, 2025) announced 37 candidates for the Thrikkakara municipality, wherever the United Democratic Front (UDF) is striving hard to clasp powerfulness aft managing to implicit the erstwhile word contempt a bid of governmental turbulences and controversies. The candidates see 2 District Congress Committee (DCC) secretaries, a artifact president, and ‘a Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] rebel’.

The enactment has announced candidates successful each but 2 of the 39 wards it is contesting portion 9 seats person been near to its cardinal state Indian Union Muslim League.

DCC secretaries Wahida Shereef and Xavier Thayankeri person been fielded from wards 1 and 43 respectively portion erstwhile municipal chairperson Shaji Vazhakkala has been picked for ward 42. Four Congress mandalam presidents including erstwhile municipal chairperson Ajitha Thankappan person recovered a spot successful the list, though outgoing chairperson Radhamani Pillai has been near out. The database features 17 women.

Ward No. 15, covering the Palachuvadu area, sprang a astonishment arsenic incumbent councillor Noushad Pallachi opted retired of the contention this time, paving the mode for the candidature of Sarath Kumar M.S., a younker who was expelled from the CPI(M) connected Thursday (November 13, 2025). A two-time councillor, Mr. Pallachi had been considered a frontrunner for the chairperson’s station if the UDF won different word successful the municipality.

Speaking to the media, Mr. Sarath Kumar said helium was expelled from the CPI(M)’s Palachuvadu subdivision committee and claimed the enactment acted against him aft helium revolted against the section enactment for fielding a anemic campaigner successful a ward wherever the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been emerging arsenic a cardinal player. According to sources, the Congress brought him successful adjacent arsenic helium was preparing to contention arsenic an independent.

The CPI(M) has fielded Mumthas Shereef, portion M.C. Jayakumar is seeking a mandate connected the BJP summons erstwhile again. Jayakumar had polled 458 votes successful the 2020 polls, trailing CPI(M)’s C.P. Sajal by conscionable 7 votes. Mr. Pallachi had won by polling 490 votes.

The Congress has yet to finalise candidates successful ward 10 covering Edachira and ward 31 (Kuzhikkattumoola). Party enactment said the nominees volition beryllium finalised successful a time oregon two. The IUML has besides not announced the candidates successful the 9 wards allotted to it.

The LDF has, meanwhile, announced candidates successful 43 wards. The CPI(M) is contesting successful 38 wards and CPI successful seven. One spot each has been allotted to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Congress (S), and the RJD. Candidates for Marottichuvadu, Thalakkottumoola, Kakkanad, Chittethukara and Infopark wards are yet to beryllium finalised.

The BJP has declared candidates successful 34 wards, leaving the determination successful 9 wards pending. Its state Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) volition beryllium fielding candidates successful the remaining 5 wards.