CPM proclaims record of 83 candidates for Kerala polls, CM Pinarayi Vijayan to contest from Dharmadam
By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Disregarding the voices of dissent inside the occasion, the ruling CPM on Wednesday introduced the record of candidates for the Assembly elections. Party state secretary-in-charge A Vijayaraghavan stated numerous winnable components pressured the occasion to stay to its stand and efforts will probably be taken to persuade the employees who’ve considerations over sure candidates.
The occasion has introduced 83 of the full 85 seats the place its members or party-supported independents are contesting. Candidates for Manjeswaram, a seat the place the native occasion items raised opposition over the selection of KR Jayananda, and Devikulam will probably be introduced later. CITU chief P Nandakumar will contest from Ponnani avenue the place numerous occasion employees took to the streets opposing his candidature. Also, regardless of the opposition by the native items, occasion’s state management determined to present the Kuttyadi seat to its new ally Kerala Congress (M).
Of the 83 candidates, 9 are party-backed independents together with incumbent larger schooling minister KT Jaleel at Thavanoor.
Five incumbent ministers, together with Finance Minister Thomas Isaac and Works Minister G Sudhakaran, should not within the fray. DYFI nationwide president and chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s son-in-law PA Mohammed Riyas is the candidate for the Bepur seat.
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There are twelve ladies candidates, together with incumbent minister KK Shailaja and J Mercykutty Amma. Shelna Nishad Ali, daughter-in-law of six-time Congress MLA Okay Mohammed Ali, will combat the Aluva seat for the LDF. 75-year-old chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan is the eldest within the record and 27-year-old SFI chief Sachin Dev is the youngest. Four of the candidates are under the age of 30 and 24 are above the age of 60. There are two PhD holders, two MBBS diploma holders, 14 post-graduates and 42 candidates, together with 22 legislation diploma holders.
List of the candidates
Thiruvananthapuram
Parassala- CK HareendranNeyyattinkara- Okay AnsalanVattiyoorkavu- VK PrasanthKattakkada- IB SatheeshNemom- V SivankuttyKazhakkoottam- Kadakampally SurendranVarkala – V JoyVamanapuram- DK MuraliAttingal- OS AmbikaAruvikkara – G Stephen
Kollam
Kollam- M MukeshEravipuram- M NoushadChavara- Dr Sujith VijayanKundara- J Mercykutty AmmaKottarakkara- KN Balagopal
Pathanamthitta
Aranmula- Veena GeorgeKonni- KU Janeesh Kumar
Alappuzha
Chengannur- Saji CheriyanKayamkulam- U PrathibhaAmbalappuzha – H SalamAroor- Daleema JojoMavelikkara- MS Arun KumarAlappuzha- PP Chitharanjan
Kottayam
Ettumanoor- VN VasavanPuthuppally- Jaik C ThomasKottayam- Okay Anil Kumar
Ernakulam
Kochi- KJ MaxiVypeen- KN UnnikrishnanThrikkakkara- Dr J JacobThrippunithura- M SwarajKalamassery- P RajeevKothamangalam- Antony JohnKunnathunadu- PV SreenijanAluva – Shelna Nishad AliErnakulam- Shaji George
Idukki
Udumbanchola- MM ManiDevikulam- not introduced
Thrissur
Irinjalakkuda- R BinduVadakkancherry- Xaviour ChittilappillyManalur- Murali PerunellyChelakkara- Okay RadhakrishnanGuruvayoor- AkbarPuthukkad- KK RamachandranKunnamkulam- AC Moideen
Palakkad
Thrithala- MB RajeshTarur- PP SumodKongad- SanthakumariShoranur- P MummikuttiOttappalam- PremkumarMalampuzha- A PrabhakaranAlathur- KD PrasenanNenmara- Okay Babu
Wayanad
Mananthavady- OR KeluBatheri- MS Viswanathan
Malappuram
Thavanur- KT JaleelPonnani- P NandakumarNilambur- PV AnwarTanur- AbdurahimanPerinthalmanna- Muhammad MusthafaKondotty- Sulaiman HajiMankada- RasheedaliVengara- JijiVandoor- P Mithuna
Kozhikode
Perambra- TP RamakrishnanBalussery- Sachin DevKozhikode North- Thottathil RaveendranBepur- PA Mohammed RiyasThiruvambady- Linto JosephKoduvally- Karat RazackKunnamangalam- PTA RaheemKoyilandy- Kanathil Jameela
Kannur
Dharmadam- Pinarayi VijayanThalassery- AN ShamseerPayyannur- TI MadhusoodananKalliasseri- M VijinAzhikode- KV SumeshPervaoor- Zakeer HussainMattannur- KK ShailajaTaliparamba _ MV Govindan
Kasaragod
Uduma – CH KunhambuManjeswaram- not announcedThrikkaripur- M Rajagopal
