Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: NCP(SP) announces candidates, Saseendran to be fielded again in Elathur

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Amid the increasing rift wrong the enactment implicit the candidature of A.K. Saseendran, Minister for Forest and Wildlife, the Central Parliamentary Board of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) [NCP(SP)] connected Monday announced the candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections successful Kerala.

As per the determination taken successful consultation with the State portion of the party, Mr. Saseendran volition beryllium fielded successful Elathur, sitting MLA Thomas K. Thomas successful Kuttanad, and K.T. Mujeeb successful Malappuram.

This is the 4th consecutive word that Mr. Saseendran is contesting from Elathur, from wherever Mr. Saseendran has been winning since 2011. Earlier, the Kozhikode territory committee of the NCP(SP) had opposed the candidature of Mr. Saseendran and recommended enactment territory caput Mukkam Mohammed for the seat. A solution successful this respect was besides adopted astatine the district-level predetermination committee gathering held recently. However, the State enactment of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) was successful favour of the candidature of Mr. Saseendran.

On Monday, a territory normal held astatine the Town Hall successful Kozhikode again endorsed Mr. Mohammed’s name. Though Mr. Mohammed, besides the territory convener of the LDF, made a passionate and affectional code criticising the alleged efforts by definite radical successful the enactment to contradict him summons citing his spiritual identity, the NCP(SP) nationalist enactment chose to disregard each that. Earlier, a bulk of the ‘mandalam’ committees of the enactment had supported Mr. Mohammed’s candidature.

Published - March 16, 2026 08:59 p.m. IST

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