V Sivankutty, KK Shailaja and Veena George; CPM announces initial candidate list for Kerala polls

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Just hours after the Communist Party of India announced their candidate list for the election to be held on April 9th, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) followed suit to announce its initial candidate list for the upcoming Kerala elections. Candidates for constituencies in the Palakkad district will be announced later.

56 MLAs will seek people's mandate again, while Pinarayi Vijayan remains the only Politburo member to contest elections this year.

• Manjeswaram - K. R. Jayananda
• Uduma - C. H. Kunjambu
• Thrikaripur - V. P. P. Mustafa
• Taliparamba - P. K. Shyamala
• Kalliasseri - M. Vijin
• Dharmadom - Pinarayi Vijayan
• Mattannur - V. K. Sanoj
• Peravoor - K. K. Shailaja
• Thalassery - Karai Rajan
• Mananthavady - O. R. Kelu
• Sultan Bathery - M. S. Viswanathan
• Perambra - T. P. Ramakrishnan
• Koyilandy - K. Dasan
• Kozhikode North - Thottathil Raveendran
• Beypore - P. A. Muhammed Riyas
• Payyannur - T.I. Madhusudhanan
• Azhikode - K.V. Sumesh
• Kuttiyadi - K.P. Kunjhammadkutty Master
• Thiruvambadi - Linto Joseph
• Ponnani - Adv. M.K. Sakkir
• Wandoor - Dr K.K. Damodaran Master
• Perinthalmanna - V.P. Muhammed Haneef
• Mankada - M.P. Alavi
• Thrithala - M.B. Rajesh
• Alathur - T.M. Sasi
• Nenmara - K. Preman
• Shornur - P. Mammikutty
• Kongad - Adv. K. Shanthakumari
• Ottapalam - Adv. K Premkumar
• Malampuzha - A Prabhakaran
• Kunnamkulam - A.C Moideen
• Chelakkara - U.R Pradeep
• Manalur - Prof. C Ravindranath
• Guruvayur - N.K Akbar
• Puthukkad - K.K Ramachandran
• Irinjalakuda - Dr. R Bindu
• Vadakkanchery - Xavier Chittilappally
• Angamaly - Saju Paul
• Aluva - Adv. A.M Arif
• Kunnathunadu - P.V Sreenijin
• Vypin - Adv. M.B Shiny
• Kalamassery - P Rajeev
• Thrikkakara - Adv. Pushpadas
• Kochi - K.J. Maxi
• Tripunithura - K.N. Unnikrishnan
• Kothamangalam - Antony John
• Tripunithura - K.N. Unnikrishnan
• Udumbanchola - K.K. Jayachandran
• Devikulam - Adv. A. Raja
• Ettumanoor - V.N. Vasavan
• Kottayam - Adv. K. Anilkumar
• Puthuppally - K.M. Radhakrishnan
• Aroor – Daleema Jojo
• Alappuzha - P.P. Chitharanjan
• Ambalappuzha - H. Salam
• Kayamkulam - Adv. U. Prathibha
• Chengannur - Saji Cherian
• Mavelikkara - M.S. Arun Kumar
• Aranmula - Veena George
• Konni - Adv. K.U. Jenish Kumar
• Kottarakkara - K.N. Balagopal
• Kundara - S.L. Sajikumar
• Eravipuram - M. Noushad
• Kollam - S. Jayamohan
• Varkala - Adv. V Joy
• Attingal - O.S. Ambika
• Vamanapuram - Adv. D.K. Murali
• Kazhakoottam - Kadakampally Surendran
• Vattiyoorkkavu - Adv. V.K. Prasanth
• Nemom - V. Sivankutty
• Kattakada - Adv. I.B. Satheesh
• Aruvikkara - Adv. G. Stephen
• Neyyattinkara - K. Ansalan
• Parassala - C.K. Hareendran

Independents

1. Kunnamangalam - P.T.A. Rahim

2. Tanur - V. Abdurahman

3. Vengara - Muhammed Sabah Kundukuzhikal

4. Nilambur - U. Sharafali

5. Thavanur - Dr. K.T. Jaleel

6. Chavara - Dr. Sujith Vijayan

7. Mahi - Adv. T. Ashok Kumar (Independent)