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The Congress enactment connected Monday (November 10, 2025) announced a database of 22 candidates to contention successful assorted divisions of the Kozhikode Corporation successful the upcoming 2025 Kerala section assemblage polls.
MLA Ramesh Chennithala announced 22 of the 49 Congress candidates successful the beingness of erstwhile KPCC president V.M. Sudheeran and DCC president K. Praveen Kumar.
The names see Ashraf Chelatt (6 - Kunduparamba), K.Pushpa (7 - Karuvasseri), K.P.Babu (9 - Thadambattuthazham), M.Krishnamani (14 - Chevarambalam), E.K.Shiji (17 - Chelavoor), Bindu K. Parappakunnummal (19 - Medical College), U.V.Bindu (20 - Medical College South), Aamat Radhakrishnan (23 - Nellikkode), C. Ratheeshan (24 - Kudilthode), V.T.Shijulal (25 - Kottooli), P.K.Ratnaprabha (28 - Kuthiravattam), Thuvasseri Dineshan (29 - Pottammal), Sindhu Sunil Kumar (31 - Kuttiyilthazham), Safreena Abid (36 - Azchavattam), K.Udayakumar (46 - Cheruvannur), Sharmila Muraleedharan (64 - Thiruthiyad), P.K.Suveni (68 - Thoppayil), Sheeja Kanakan (70 - Karapparamba), Sreeja Suresh (71 - East Hill), T.Prashanth (72 - Athanikkal), K.Saritha (73 - West Hill) and K.V.Mini (76 - Puthiyappa). Most of them are making their debut successful elections.
However, the probable mayoral candidates, including KPCC wide caput P.M. Niyas, filmmaker V.M. Vinu and erstwhile DCC president K.C. Abu, are yet to beryllium announced.
The Congress is contesting successful 49 seats altogether successful the Kozhikode Corporation, and the database of candidates for the remaining seats is expected to beryllium published by Wednesday (November 12, 2025).
Though IUML, the different large enactment successful the UDF, is yet to travel up with a database of candidates, the Communist Marxist Party (CMP), the 3rd conjugation partner, has announced its 2 candidates. The enactment is fielding V. Sajeev (60 - Chalappuram) and Prajeesh K.V. (51 - Naduvattam).
CPI(M)’s tentative database
On the different hand, the CPI(M) has travel up with a tentative database of candidates, though the authoritative announcement is expected connected Wednesday. While Deputy Mayor C.P. Musafar Ahamed is the astir favoured campaigner for the Mayor’s chair, the existent Health Standing Committee chairperson S. Jayasree is favoured for the station of Deputy Mayor.
The different notable candidates successful the database are Amitha (74 - Edakkad), girl of erstwhile MLA A. Pradeep Kumar, Mili (64 - Thiruthiyad), girl of erstwhile Mayor T.P. Dasan, erstwhile councillors Biju Raj (Eranhipalam) and O. Sadasivan (Vengeri). Besides Mayor Beena Philip, contiguous councillors specified arsenic P. Divakaran, P.C .Rajan, C.M. Jamsheer, Varun Bhaskar and C.Rekha are not contesting this time.
The CPI(M) is contesting successful 61 divisions, portion the CPI volition tract its candidates successful 5 divisions. The NCP volition get 3 seats, portion those of RJD and INL are yet to beryllium decided.
