Kerala polls: UDF eager on bettering tally in Left citadel of Kannur

Express News Service
KANNUR: Here, election debates all the time hover round politics and politics alone. Considered as a CPM bastion within the state, the LDF is assured of popping out on prime of the UDF within the district. Though the NDA has fielded some distinguished candidates, together with former BJP state president C Okay Padmanabhan, barring Koothuparamba, it’s unlikely that the NDA will be capable of create any impression on the result of the election. 

Still, political observers are watching the state of affairs in Thalassery carefully as there isn’t a BJP candidate within the constituency, after the nomination of BJP district president N Haridasan was rejected on technical grounds. Everybody is anxiously trying in the direction of the swing of twenty-two,000 plus BJP votes within the constituency. Though thought of a straightforward seat for CPM, absence of the BJP candidate has modified the state of affairs right here. 

There are some seats within the district, the place the CPM enjoys whole dominance over its rivals.  Dharmadom, Payyannur, Kalliassery, Mattannur, Taliparamba  and Thalassery had been the constituencies, the place the celebration had secured a majority of over 30,000 votes within the 2016 elections. 

Though the CPM has no issues this time too at Dharmadom, Payyannur, Kalliassery and Mattannur, the UDF is pulling out all of the stops to present the CPM a run for its cash within the Taliparamba and Koothuparamba seats.  

The UDF camp too is assured of bettering its tally of three seats within the final elections. With a particular edge within the Irikkur and Peravoor seats, the UDF believes that, it can come out the winner in each Kannur and Azhikode. By fielding CK Padmanabhan, Okay Ranjith and C Sadanandan, three prime leaders from the district, the NDA has additionally made its presence felt on the marketing campaign entrance.