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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] announced its candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections successful Kerala minutes aft the Election Commission announced the dates. Soon aft CPI(M) State caput M.V. Govindan stepped extracurricular the AKG Centre successful the superior pursuing the announcement of candidates, roadshows of the party’s candidates began successful constituencies crossed Kerala.
As the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) seeks the mandate for an unprecedented 3rd consecutive word successful power, it has fielded 56 sitting MLAs and astir of the Ministers. With the fielding of a bulk of the incumbent MLAs, the LDF seeks to antagonistic the Opposition’s communicative of anti-incumbency. In immoderate districts specified arsenic Thiruvananthapuram, each incumbent CPI(M) MLAs are contesting. Out of the 86 seats that the CPI(M) volition beryllium contesting, 75 volition person the party’s ain candidates.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan volition contention from Dharmadam constituency. Ministers including V. Sivankutty, Veena George, K.N. Balagopal, R. Bindu, P. Rajeeve, M.B. Rajesh, P.A. Mohamed Riyas, V.N. Vasavan, Saji Cherian and O.R. Kelu arsenic good arsenic erstwhile Ministers K.K. Shailaja, C.N. Raveendranath, A.C. Moideen, Kadakampally Surendran and CPI(M)-backed Independents K.T. Jaleel, and V. Abdul Rahiman volition contest. Also connected the database of candidates is LDF convener T.P. Ramakrishnan, Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) State caput V.K. Sanoj, and former India footballer U. Sharafali. The important names missing from the database see Speaker A.N. Shamseer, CPI(M) State caput M.V. Govindan, State Secretariat subordinate M. Swaraj and erstwhile curate M.M. Mani.
The CPI(M) has fielded 10 women candidates, including P.K. Shyamala, Pushpa Das, K. Shanthakumari, M.B. Shiny, U. Prathibha, Daleema Jojo, and O.S. Ambika. Mr. Govindan exuded assurance that the radical of Kerala volition reward the LDF for its payment and developmental initiatives, arsenic good arsenic for making a world large projects specified arsenic the National Highway improvement and the GAIL pipeline project, which were thought to beryllium impossible.
“The candidates were each decided successful a antiauthoritarian manner, opening from the list of probables prepared by the territory secretariats, which were vetted by the enactment enactment astatine the State and nationalist levels. Five much Independent candidates for Palakkad, Koduvally, Kondotty, Tirur, and Kottakkal, volition beryllium announced soon. Regarding the candidature of Antony Raju from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency, a determination volition beryllium taken based connected the proceedings successful the tribunal connected Monday,” said Mr. Govindan.
The pursuing is the afloat database of the candidates fielded by the CPI(M):
Thiruvananthapuram
V. Sivankutty (Nemom); V. Joy (Varkala); O.S. Ambika (Attingal); D.K. Murali (Vamanapuram); Kadakampally Surendran (Kazhakuttam); V.K. Prasanth (Vattiyurkavu); C.K. Hareendran (Parassala) K. Ansalan (Neyyattinkara) I.B. Satheesh (Kattakkada); G. Stephan (Aruvikkara)
Kollam
K.N. Balagopal (Kottarakara); S. Jayamohan (Kollam); M. Noushad (Iravipuram); S.L. Sajikumar (Kundara)
Pathanamthitta
Veena George (Aranmula); K.U. Jenish Kumar (Konni)
Kottayam
V.N. Vasavan (Ettumanur); K.M. Radhakrishnan (Puthuppally); K. Anil Kumar (Kottayam)
Alappuzha
Saji Cheriyan (Chengannur); Daleema Jojo (Aroor); P.P. Chitharanjan (Alappuzha); U. Prathiba (Kayamkulam); H. Salam (Ambalappuzha); M.S. Arun Kumar (Mavelikara)
Ernakulam
P. Rajeeve (Kalamassery); Saju Paul (Angamaly) K.J. Maxi (Kochi); M.P. Shiny (Vypeen); P.V. Sreenijin (Kunnathunadu); Pushpa Das (Thrikkakara); K.N. Unnikrishnan (Thrippunithura); Antony John (Kothamangalam); A.M. Ariff (Aluva)
Idukki
K.K. Jayachandran (Udumbanchola); A. Raja (Devikulam)
Thrissur
R. Bindu (Irinjalakuda); Xavier Chittilappilly (Vadakkancherry); C. Raveendranath (Manalur); U.R. Pradeep (Chelakkara); N.K. Akbar (Guruvayur); K.K. Ramachandran (Puthukkad) A.C. Moideen (Kunnamkulam)
Palakkad
T.M. Sasi (Alathur); K. Preman (Nenmara); A. Prabhakaran (Malampuzha); K. Shanthakumari (Kongad); P.P.Sumod (Tharoor); K. Premkumar (Ottappalam); P.P. Mammykutty (Shoranur); M.B. Rajesh (Thrithala)
Malappuram
K.T. Jaleel (Thavanur); M.K. Sakeer (Ponnani); E.P. Muhammed Haneefa (Perinthalmanna); - M.P. Alavi (Mankada); K.K. Damodaran (Wandoor)
Kozhikode
K.P. Kunjahammed Kutti (Kuttiyadi); K. Dasan (Koilandy); T.P. Ramakrishnan (Perambra); K.M. Sachindev (Balussery); Thottathil Raveendran (Kozhikode North); P.A. Mohamed Riyas (Beypore); Linto Joseph (Thiruvambady)
Wayanad
O.R. Kelu (Mananthavady); M.S. Viswanathan (Sulthan Bathery)
Kannur
Pinarayi Vijayan (Dharmadom); K.K. Shailaja (Peravur); T.I. Madhusoodhan (Payyannur); M. Vijin (Kalliyassery); K.V. Sumesh (Azhikode); V.K.Sanoj (Mattannur); Karayi Rajan (Thalassery); P.K. Syamala (Taliparamba)
Kasaragod
C.H. Kunjambu (Uduma); V.P.P. Mustafa (Thrikkarippur); K.R. Jayananda (Manjeswaram)
Independents
K.T. Jaleel (Tavanur); Muhammed Sabah Kundupuzhakkal (Vengara); P.T.A. Rahim (Kunnamangalam); V. Abdurahiman (Tanur); U. Sharafali (Nilambur); Sujith Vijayanpillai (Chavara)
