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The Congress enactment connected Thursday (March 19, 2026) announced its 2nd database of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections successful Kerala, hours aft elder person K. Sudhakaran made it wide that helium volition abide by the party’s decision.
Among the database of 37 candidates enactment retired by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) are T.O. Mohanan from the Kannur Assembly constituency, which was sought by Mr. Sudhakaran, and Satheesh Kochuparambil from the Konni constituency, which was sought by Adoor Prakash, MP. The AICC stuck to its basal that nary sitting MP volition beryllium allowed to contention successful the Assembly elections successful the State.
Significantly, the enactment has not announced immoderate candidates for the Payyannur, Taliparamba and Ottappalam constituencies, wherever the United Democratic Front (UDF) is expected to lend enactment to Communist Party of India (Marxist) dissidents. While successful Payyannur, the beforehand volition enactment erstwhile Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] territory committee subordinate V. Kunhikrishnan, successful Payyannur, it volition enactment erstwhile CPI(M) territory secretariat subordinate T.K. Govindan and successful Ottappalam, erstwhile CPI(M) MLA P.K. Sasi. The enactment has not announced immoderate campaigner for the Ambalappuzha conception arsenic good wherever it is expected to enactment erstwhile CPI(M) person G. Sudhakaran.
Thrikkarippur
Sandeep Varier, who discontinue the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) successful 2024, has been fielded from the Thrikkarippur constituency. The Kasaragod District Congress Committee (DCC), which had opposed his candidature, had earlier connected Thursday softened its basal pursuing involution from the enactment leadership. Abin Varkey has been fielded from the Aranmula constituency, contempt section level protests against his candidature.
Soon aft the database was announced, incumbent Perumbavoor MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly expressed dissatisfaction arsenic Manoj Moothedan has been fielded from the seat.
Ernakulam DCC president Mohammad Shiyas has been fielded from the Kochi constituency, though Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) wide caput Deepthi Mary Varghese had besides raised a assertion for the seat. Among the different large candidates are M. Liju (Kayamkulam), erstwhile Kochi Mayor Tony Chammani (Vypeen), erstwhile Speaker N. Sakthan (Neyyattinkara), erstwhile Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar (Aruvikkara), erstwhile MLA K.S. Sabarinadhan (Nemom) and Saratchandra Prasad (Kazhakuttam).
