With no opposition, LDF secures four wins in Kannur

The Left Democratic Front opened its relationship with 4 uncontested victories successful Kannur territory arsenic the play for filing information for the section assemblage elections came to an extremity connected Friday.

Two seats successful Anthoor municipality and 2 successful Malapattam grama panchayat went to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] nominees since nary different nominations were filed till the deadline. These victories volition beryllium officially declared aft the play for the withdrawal of nominations ends.

In Anthoor municipality wherever the LDF holds sway, K. Rajitha successful Morazha ward and K. Premarajan successful Podikundu ward were elected unopposed. The municipality, formed successful 2015, covers Morazha, the autochthonal spot of CPI(M) State caput M.V. Govindan. In the erstwhile election, the UDF had not contested from six wards here.

In Malapattam grama panchayat, different CPI(M) stronghold, I. V. Othenen (Aduvappuram North) and C. K. Shreya (Aduvappuram South) besides secured uncontested wins. Several wards successful the panchayat person agelong been considered retired of scope for Opposition candidates. The uncontested victories bespeak the continued dominance of the CPI(M) successful these regions, wherever governmental rivals often take not to participate the fray.

Cong. reaction

Meanwhile, District Congress Committee (DCC) president Martin George alleged connected Saturday that predetermination officials are rejecting UDF candidates’ information successful areas considered CPI(M) strongholds, thereby assisting that party. He said specified ‘misconduct’ was evident successful some Anthoor and Malapattam.

In a Malapattam ward, helium said, the returning serviceman rejected the UDF candidate’s information claiming the signature was forged, contempt the campaigner being contiguous earlier the serviceman portion submitting the paper. In Ward 26, Anjampeedika, Anthoor, UDF campaigner Livia was confined astatine location and threatened until she consented to retreat her nomination, helium alleged.