Express News Service
MALAPPURAM: The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Friday launched an inventory of 25 candidates giving alternatives to new faces, together with Muslim Youth League (MYL) leaders. Most notably, the get together is fielding a lady candidate after 25 years within the meeting elections. League nationwide chief Noobina Rasheed will contest from Kozhikode South.The get together secured three extra seats this yr — Koothuparamba in Kannur the place Pottankandy Abdulla is the candidate, Perambra in Kozhikode and Punalur or Chadayamangalam in Kollam. The candidates for Perambra and Punalur or Chadayamangalam might be introduced after finishing the seat-sharing discussions in UDF.
Though the get together caught to its resolution of omitting three-time MLAs in elections for the primary time to a big extent, it gave exemptions to get together nationwide common secretary P Okay Kunhalikutty, deputy opposition chief M Okay Muneer and League state common secretary Okay P A Majeed. League state president Panakkad Hyderali Shihab Thangal introduced the record of candidates within the presence of leaders E T Muhammad Basheer and Sadik Ali Shihab Thangal. The management additionally determined to subject M P Abdusammad Samadani in Lok Sabha byelection in Malappuram and P V Abdul Wahab within the Rajya Sabha election once more.
As anticipated, the get together has fielded Kunhalikutty in its stronghold of Vengara. Almost 20 years after contesting to the meeting from Mankada, Majeed will contest from Tirurangadi this yr. Muneer has been shifted from Kozhikode South to Koduvally to face Left-backed unbiased MLA Karat Razak. Putting an finish to the rumours, the get together denied Kalamassery seat to former public works minister V Okay Ebrahim Kunju, who was arrested in reference to the Palarivattom flyover graft case. Instead, his son V E Abdul Gafoor will contest from the constituency. Giving the seat to Kunju’s son additionally drew criticism from some get together leaders in the course of the day.
The get together has fielded Okay M Shaji, who’s going through investigation by the state vigilance and Enforcement Directorate, in Azhikode constituency in Kannur once more. Shaji, who had earlier expressed curiosity in switching to a seat in Kasaragod or Malappuram, needed to again off from the transfer following protests from get together staff within the two districts.
Muslim Youth League chief Najeeb Kanthapuram will contest from Perithalmanna the place Manjalamkuzhi Ali had received by a margin of simply 579 votes in 2016. Ali has been shifted to Mankada the place the get together will face a stiff competitors from the CPM. T A Ahamed Kabeer received from Mankada by simply 1,508 votes within the 2016 elections.
Other younger leaders who made it to the candidate record are Youth League state common secretary P Okay Firoz in Tanur and A Okay M Asharaf in Manjeshwar, who will substitute sitting MLA M C Kamaruddin, who’s going through a probe within the Fashion Gold funding rip-off case. After League state president Panakkad Hyderali Shihab Thangal introduced the candidate record, Kunhalikutty mentioned the get together has launched a well-balanced record giving alternatives to all age teams. “Our candidates are capable of winning in these constituencies. The League and UDF are confident of making a comeback in the elections,” he mentioned.
