NEW DELHI: K Sudhakaran will contest in the upcoming elections as the UDF candidate. He said that he expressed his hesitation earlier due to personal reasons. “All leaders from Kerala will respect the decisions taken by high command. However, party will field Oomman Chandy only as a last weapon. All decisions will be taken by High Command”

Sudhakaran will face P K Sreemathy in the upcoming elections. Sudhakaran lost to Sreemathi for 6566 votes during the last elections. However, Sudhakaran had won with a majority of 43,151 votes. Mullappally Ramachandran had also won in Kannur from 1984 till 1998.