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K.J. Prakashan. | Photo Credit: H.VIBHU
K.J. Prakashan and Mary Calista Prakashan, hubby and wife, person successful the past campaigned for each different during section assemblage polls erstwhile 1 of them contested.
This time, however, neither tin afloat trust connected the other’s support, arsenic some are contesting. They are possibly the lone mates contesting successful the Kochi Corporation – Mr. Prakashan from Mundamveli East arsenic a CPI(M)-backed autarkic campaigner and Ms. Prakashan from Mundamveli part arsenic a Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) [NCP(SP)], a Left Democratic Front ally, candidate.
The duo was earlier with the Congress earlier quitting implicit the denial of seats successful the past section assemblage polls. It would beryllium nary exaggeration to accidental that the ‘Prakashan family’ holds sway implicit the Mundamveli division, present delimited into two. Mr. Prakashan archetypal represented the part successful 2000 and won again successful 2005. When the part was reserved for women successful 2010, Ms. Prakashan succeeded her hubby and secured a grounds borderline of 2,178 votes – the highest successful Kochi Corporation successful that election.
Mr. Prakashan returned successful 2015, winning by 2,179 votes – 1 much than his wife’s tally. “When Congress tried to regenerate past politician Soumini Jain conscionable six months earlier the extremity of her term, I opposed it and walked retired of the gathering held astatine the impermanent house. My question was wherefore then, and not two-and-a-half years earlier, if astatine each they wanted to determination her out,” helium said.
In the 2020 election, erstwhile the Mundamveli part was again reserved for women, the enactment denied a spot to Ms. Prakashan. She contested arsenic an autarkic and defeated the enactment candidate. “It’s a large feeling to combat the predetermination together. Though some of america person to tally our campaigns, I cognize helium is close determination successful the neighbourhood to assistance maine if I request it,” said Ms. Prakashan, who resigned from her occupation arsenic an accountant during the pandemic. With their lone girl married, campaigning has not affected their household life.
Other couples contesting
While they whitethorn beryllium the sole mates contesting successful Kochi Corporation, determination is nary shortage of couples successful the fray crossed different section bodies successful the district. In neighbouring Thrikkakara municipality, CPI(M) has fielded C.A. Nishad and his woman Rasia Nishad successful Kollamkudimugal and Karunalayam divisions, portion the BJP has fielded debutants M.S. Sibin and his woman Reshma Kumaran from BMC and Kudilimukku divisions respectively.
In Aluva municipality, the National Democratic Alliance has fielded 3 couples – N. Srikanth and his woman M.R. Rajani from wards 5 and 4; A.R. Shine and Anitha Shine from wards 3 and 2; and M.K. Sathish and Sajitha Satheesh from wards 23 and 13 respectively. In Kuzhipilli panchayat on the coastal loop of Vypeen, M.P. Radhakrishnan and his woman Sujatha Radhakrishnan are contesting from wards 6 and 4 arsenic independents.
