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  • 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 

  • PJ Joseph to launch new outfit forward of elections

    Express News Service
    KOCHI: Since the title and ‘Two Leaves’ image have been allotted to Kerala Congress (M) led by Jose Okay Mani, the PJ Joseph faction is seeking to float a brand new outfit forward of the meeting elections. If issues go as per plan, their candidates will contest beneath the banner of an outfit completely in Joseph’s title as they really feel that there isn’t any must have a reputation like ‘KC(M) Joseph’ because the title and image have gone to Jose. 

    A majority of the leaders are of the opinion to revive the KC(J) which was headed by Joseph till its merger with the Okay M Mani faction in 2010. However, Joseph has to face a number of hurdles to do revive the social gathering as its registration is now with P C Thomas, chief of Kerala Congress, an NDA ally.

    “The case regarding the symbol is pending in court. Hence, we will request the court to contest as an outfit under Joseph and a common symbol. As per the direction of the court, the Election Commission will grant permission to contest as a separate party. In the local body polls, the State Election Commission granted the ‘Chenda’ symbol to the faction, and our candidates contested under the banner KC(M) Joseph,” mentioned a high chief.

    However, the high-power committee assembly of the faction held on the residence of Joseph at Thodupuzha didn’t focus on the matter as the ultimate name on this regard will likely be taken by Joseph. The assembly determined to contest in all 15 seats allotted by UDF to KC(M) within the 2016 meeting elections. “We are not ready for a compromise on the 15 seats. The party’s demand will be raised at the UDF meeting on Thursday. Senior leader Joy Abraham and Mons Joseph, MLA, will attend the seat-sharing talks along with me. We will not exchange our seats with any other constituent,” mentioned Joseph. He additionally refuted stories that his son Apu John Joseph can be fielded as a candidate.

  • Assembly polls: Jose might choose Kaduthuruthy to Pala

    Express News Service
    KOTTAYAM: After Kerala Congress (M) chairman Jose Okay Mani’s resignation from the Rajya Sabha, hypothesis is rife that he can be contesting within the upcoming meeting elections, that are due in May this 12 months. Though Jose has not disclosed his plan, political observers say Jose would contemplate both Pala or Kaduthuruthy for his maiden contest to the state meeting.

    While Jose usually states that Pala is emotionally linked with the emotions of KC(M), as social gathering founder and his father Okay M Mani had by no means tasted a defeat in his five-decades-long electoral politics, Kaduthuruthy is at all times thought-about a trusted bastion of the social gathering. Hence, it received’t be straightforward for Jose to decide on one over the opposite if he decides to contest to the meeting. According to KC(M) insiders and political analysts, Jose is more likely to choose Kaduthuruthy slightly than Pala, contemplating a number of elements.

    First of all, LDF had made virtually a clear sweep in Kaduthuruthy within the current native physique elections after KC(M) got here to its fold. Of the 11 grama panchayats within the constituency, LDF got here to energy in 9 whereas UDF managed to win solely two panchayats, that too with the assist of others. The grama panchayats on this constituency are a part of three block panchayats (Kaduthuruthy, Uzhavoor and Pampady) and LDF is in energy in all these with a transparent majority. These elements had been identified by KC(M) leaders together with its district president Sunny Thekkedam shortly after the election of presidents and vice-presidents of the native our bodies.

    In Pala, LDF might achieve energy solely in seven of the 12 native our bodies within the constituency. While UDF received 5 grama panchayats, NDA is in energy in a single panchayat. Moreover, KC(M)’s hegemony is proscribed to Pala municipality, and Karoor and Meenachil panchayats. Mani C Kappan, the sitting MLA of Pala, who has already protested brazenly in opposition to LDF’s transfer at hand over Pala seat to the KC(M), had earlier identified the setback Jose’s social gathering had suffered within the LSG elections there. “The KC(M) lost power in Ramapuram and Mutholi panchayats and LDF couldn’t get power in Melukavu, Moonnilavu and Thalappala panchayats as well. The LDF couldn’t retain the achievements we had made during the previous byelection to the assembly,” Kappan stated then.

    Of the seven panchayats in Pala the place LDF is in energy, UDF has sturdy presence in Kadanad, Elikkulam, Meenachil and Thalanadu.According to sources, Jose is probably going to decide on Kaduthuruthy citing that Marangattupilly, the place his father’s ancestral home is positioned, is on this constituency. “Even K M Mani had considered Kaduthuruthy as a safe constituency when he had a tough fight in the previous election in view of bar bribery case. Moreover, Marangattupilly, Kadaplamattom, Uzhavoor and Veliyannoor, which are now part of Kaduthuruthy, were in Pala constituency before delimitation,” stated a Congress chief.