Congress has released its first list of 55 candidates for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections. Among key candidates, VD Satheesan will contest from Paravur, while Ramesh Chennithala has been nominated from Haripad. Chandy Oommen, son of former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has been fielded from Puthuppally. Other key candidates include K Muraleedharan from Vattiyoorkavu and Ramya Haridas from Chirayinkeezhu.
List of key candidates for Kerala Assembly elections
Among the prominent names announced
- V. D. Satheesan– Paravur
- K. Muraleedharan– Vattiyoorkavu
- Ramya Haridas– Chirayinkeezhu
- Ramesh Chennithala– Haripad
- Chandy Oommen– Puthuppally
- Shanimol Usman– Aroor
- Uma Thomas– Thrikkakara
- T. J. Vinod– Ernakulam
- K. Binimon– Vaikom
- Abdul Rasheed– Dharmadam
- Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan– Kottayam
- Saneesh Kumar Joseph– Chalakudy
- K. R. Rajendra Prasad– Cherthala
- Ramesh Pisharody- Palakkad.
- Advocate Muthara Raj- Mavelikkara.
What happened in 2021?
In the 2021 Keralam Assembly elections, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) made history by retaining power in the 140-member Assembly, a rare feat in the state known for alternating governments. The CPI(M) emerged as the largest party, winning 62 seats with a vote share of 25.38%, while the Indian National Congress (INC) secured 21 seats with 25.12% votes as the principal party in the United Democratic Front (UDF). The Communist Party of India (CPI) won 17 seats, and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) secured 15 seats.
Among other allies, Kerala Congress (Mani) won five seats, while Kerala Congress, Janata Dal (Secular) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) secured two seats each. Several smaller parties, including the Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD), Indian National League (INL), Kerala Congress (Jacob), National Secular Conference (NSC), Kerala Congress (B), Revolutionary Marxist Party of India (RMPI), Congress (Secular) and Janadhipathya Kerala Congress (JKC), won one seat each.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners, including the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) and Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS), failed to win any seats despite securing a share of the vote. Independents collectively won six seats in the election.
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