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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) spouse Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) person declared candidates for 12 of the 13 Assembly constituencies successful Kozhikode territory adjacent arsenic the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) [NCP(SP)], a Left Democratic Front (LDF) constituent, retained Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran successful Elathur contempt the party’s territory workers’ normal connected Monday (March 16, 2026) proposing territory president Mukkom Mohammed for the seat.
Meanwhile, though the United Democratic Front (UDF) is yet to officially denote its candidates, Congress leaders who person got a greenish awesome from the apical enactment person already begun their work. LDF candidates excessively are getting into the run mode.
A UDF idiosyncratic drafting a graffiti astatine Edakkad successful Kozhikode city. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh
The BJP’s candidates are K. Dileep (Vadakara), Ramadas Manaleri (Kuttiyadi), C.P. Vipin Chandran (Nadapuram), C.R. Praful Krishna (Koyilandy), M. Mohanan (Perambra), C.P. Satheesan (Balussery), T. Devadas (Elathur), Navya Haridas (Kozhikode North), T. Reneesh (Kozhikode South), K.P. Prakash Babu (Beypore), and V.K. Sajeevan (Kunnamangalam). Ms. Haridas and Mr. Reneesh are councillors successful the Kozhikode Corporation. The BDJS campaigner for Koduvally is Giri Pambanal.
Mukkom Mohammed ignored
The nationalist enactment of the NCP(SP) has chosen to disregard the request by the Kozhikode territory committee to nominate Mr. Mohammed from Elathur, from wherever Mr. Saseendran has been winning since 2011. On Monday, a territory normal held astatine the Town Hall successful Kozhikode metropolis again endorsed Mr. Mohammed’s name. Though Mr. Mohammed, besides the territory convener of the Left Democratic Front, 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.
According to sources, the campaigner database for the Congress successful Kozhikode is astir acceptable and the enactment is awaiting the authoritative declaration. The Indian Union Muslim League is expected to marque the ceremonial announcement of its nominees connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026).
In the LDF, salient candidates who began their campaigning see Minister for Public Works P.A. Mohamed Riyas and Kozhikode North MLA Thottathil Raveendran.
