THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The candidate list of LDF has been finalized as Nilambur MLA P.V. Anwar will contest as an independent candidate. CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan announced the names of 16 candidates in a press conference on Saturday.

Actor Innocent who contested as an independent left candidate last time will be contesting as a CPM candidate in party symbol. Joyce and George from Idukki and P.V. Anwar from Ponnani are the left independent candidates in the Lok Sabha polls.

Contesting sitting MLAs : Nedumangad MLA C. Divakaran at Thiruvananthapuram, Adoor MLA Chittayam Gopakumar at Mavelikkara, Aroor MLA A.M. Arif at Alappuzha, Aranmula MLA Veena George at Pathanamthitta, Kozhikode North MLA A. Pradeepkumar at Kozhikode and Nilambur MLA P.V. Anwar at Ponnani.

Kannur MP and Central Committee member P.K. Srimathi and Veena George are the women candidates in the list.

As a reply to the question from the press why women representation was limited to two, CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said that both women are contesting from constituencies with high winning possibility.