Communist Party of India (Marxist) acting state secretary A. Vijayaraghavan on Wednesday announced the party's list of candidates for the upcoming Kerala Assembly Elections 2021.
"The candidate list was prepared keeping in mind a continuation of the development works under the LDF government," Vijayaraghavan said. Before announcing the list, Vijayaraghavan also lambasted the Congress and BJP over targeting the ruling LDF using the gold smuggling scam. CPI(M) has given up seven seats, including five sitting seats, to accommodate allies. The party has dropped 33 sitting legislators and has accommodated 13 candidates from the youth and student wings. There are 12 women candidates in the list. Out of the 85 seats it is contesting, 83 have been announced including independents. The two constituencies left are Manjeshwaram and Devikulam. The list includes 74 CPI(M) candidates and 9 independents backed by the party.
Key candidates are:
1. Pinarayi Vijayan: Dharmadom
2. K.K. Shailaja: Mattannur
3. M.M. Mani: Udumbanchola
4. M. Vijayaraghavan: Thaliparamba
5. P.A. Mohammed Riyas: Beypore
6. K.V. Sumesh: Azheekode
7. M. Rajagopal: Thrikkaripur
8. Sachin Dev: Balussery
9. Thottathil Raveendran: Kozhikode North
10. C.H. Kunhambu: Uduma
11. M.S. Arunkumar: Mavelikkara
12. K.U. Janeesh Kumar: Konni
13. Shelna Nishad: Aluva
14. M. Swaraj: Thrippunithura
15. P. Rajeev: Kalamassery
16. Jaik C. Thomas: Puthuppally
17. Shaji George: Ernakulam
18. Dr J. Jacob: Thrikkakara
19. P.V. Anwar: Nilambur
20. U. Prathibha: Kayamkulam
21. Veena George: Aranmula
22. J. Mercykutty Amma: Kundara
23. C.K. Hareendran: Parassala
24. V. Joy: Varkala
25. K. Ansalan: Neyyattinkara
26. Sujith Vijayan: Chavara
27. P.T. A. Rahim: Kunnamangalam
28. K.T. Jaleel: Thavanoor
29. K.J. Maxi: Kochi
30. Antony John: Kothamangalam
31. K.N. Unnikrishnan: Vypin
32. D.K. Murali: Vamanapuram
33. M. Noushad: Iravipuram
34. A.N. Shamseer: Thalassery
35. V.K. Prashant: Vattiyoorkavu
36. Mukesh: Kollam
37. K.N. Balakrishnan: Kottarakkara
38. Saji Cheriyan: Chengannur
39. V.N. Vasavan: Ettumanoor
40. Karat Razak: Koduvalli
41. K.K. Ramachandran: Puthukkad
42. Premkumar: Ottappalam
43. K.P. Musthafa: Perinthalmanna
44. P. Nandakumar: Ponnani
45. T.P. Ramakrishnan: Perambra
46. M.S. Viswanathan: Sultan Batheri
47. O.R. Kelu: Mananthavady
48. M. Vijin: Kallyasseri
49. I.B. Satheesh: Kattakada
(This article was first published in onmanorama)
