The Congress in Kerala has finally released its final list of 37 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections.
The Congress party, which contested 92 seats last time, will contest 95 seats this time. The UDF (United Democratic Front) will provide support to four CPM rebels and to P.V. Anvar in Beypore.
Kannur MP K. Sudhakaran has relented after being at loggerheads with the party leadership. "The party is above me. I am just a small part of it," said Sudhakaran.
Check the final list of candidates:
- Uduma – K. Neelakandan Trikaripur – Sandeep Varier
- Kalliasseri – Rajeevan Kappachery
- Kannur – Adv. T.O. Mohanan
- Mattannur – Chandran Thillenkari
- Pattambi – T P Shaji
- Shornur – P Harigovindan
- Kunnamkulam – Ajay Mohan
- Wadakkancherry – Vaishakh Narayanaswami
- Perumbavoor – Manoj Moothedan
- Vypeen – Tony Chammy
- Kochi – Mohammad Shiyas
- Thiruvananthapuram – Deepak Joy
- Devikulam (SC) – F Raja
- Udumbanchola – Adv. Senapathy Venu
- Idukki – Roy K Poulose
- Peermade – Adv. Syriac Thomas
- Ettumanoor – Nattakom Suresh
- Kanjirappally – Prof. Rony K Baby
- Poonjar – Sebastian M J (Adv. Saji Joseph)
- Alappuzha – A D Thomas
- Kayamkulam – M Liju
- Chengannur – Eby Kuriakose
- Ranni – Pazhakulam Madhu
- Aranmula – Abin Varkey
- Konni - Prof. Satheesh Kochuparambil
- Adoor (SC) - Adv. Santhakumar
- Chadayamangalam - M M Nazeer
- Varkala - Varkala Kahar
- Nedumangad - Meenankal Kumar
- Vamanapuram - Sudheersha Palode
- Kazhakkootam - Sarathchandra Prasad
- Nemom - K S Sabarinadhan
- Aruvikkara - V S Sivakumar
- Parassala - Sanal
- Kattakkada - M R Baiju
- Neyyattinkara - N Shakthan
The number of Congress seats reached 95 (effectively 96 in coordination) as they took over two seats from the Joseph faction of the Kerala Congress and one seat from Mani C. Kappan’s KDP. The front will support G. Sudhakaran in Ambalappuzha, P.K. Sasi in Ottapalam, and T.K. Govindan in Taliparamba.
While Mattannur was taken over and given to the RSP, the UDF will support CPM rebel V. Kunhikrishnan in Payyanur. The Idukki and Ettumanoor seats, previously contested by the Kerala Congress (Joseph) faction, have been handed over to the Congress. In exchange for the Trikaripur seat, the Joseph group was allotted the Kanhangad constituency in Kasaragod district.
Additionally, Anoop Jacob of the Kerala Congress (Jacob) faction will contest from Piravom, and KDP leader Mani C. Kappan will contest from Pala.
Check the first list of candidates:
Here is the first list of Congress candidates in Kerala:
- Irikkur – Adv. Sajeev Joseph
- Dharmadam – Abdul Rasheed
- Thalassery – K.P. Saju
- Peravoor – Adv. Sunny Joseph
- Mananthavady - ST – Usha Vijayan
- Sulthanbathery - ST – I.C. Balakrishnan
- Kalpetta – Adv. T. Siddique
- Nadapuram – K.M. Abhijith
- Quilandy – Adv. K. Praveen Kumar
- Balusseri - SC – V.T. Sooraj
- Elathur – Mrs. Vidhya Balakrishnan
- Kozhikode North – Adv. K. Jayanth
- Nilambur – Aryadan Shoukath
- Wandoor - SC – A.P. Anil Kumar
- Thavanur – V.S. Joy
- Ponnani – Noushad Ali
- Thrithala – V.T. Balram
- Kongad - SC – K.A. Tulsi
- Malampuzha – A. Suresh
- Palakkad – Ramesh Pisharody
- Tarur - SC – K.C. Subramanian
- Chittur – Adv. Sumesh Achuthan
- Nemmara – T. Thankappan
- Alathur – K.N. Febin
- Manalur – T.N. Prathapan
- Ollur – Adv. Shaji J Kodankandath
- Thrissur – Rajan J Pallan
- Nattika - SC – Adv. Sunil Laloo
- Kaipamangalam – T.M. Nazar
- Puthukkad – K.M. Babu Raj
- Chalakudy – Saneesh Kumar Joseph
- Kodungallur – O.J. Janeesh
- Angamaly – Roji M. John
- Aluva – Anwar Sadath
- Paravur – V.D. Satheesan
- Ernakulam – T.J. Vinod
- Thrikkakara – Uma Thomas
- Kunnathunad - SC – V.P. Sajeendran
- Muvattupuzha – Dr. Mathew Kuzhalnadan
- Vaikom - SC – K. Binimon
- Kottayam – Thiruvanoor Radhakrishnan
- Puthuppally – Chandy Oommen
- Aroor – Mrs. Shanimol Usman
- Cherthala – K.R. Rajendra Prasad
- Haripad – Ramesh Chennithala
- Mavelikkara - SC – Adv. Muthara Raj
- Karunagapally – C.R. Mahesh
- Kottarakkara – Adv. P. Aisha Potty
- Pathanapuram – Jyothikumar Chamakkala
- Kundara – P.C. Vishnunadh
- Kollam – Adv. Bindhu Krishna
- Chathannoor – Sooraj Ravi
- Chirayinkeezhu - SC – Ramya Haridas
- Vattiyoorkavu – K. Muraleedharan
- Kovalam – M. Vincent
With inputs from Nirmal Jovial
