135 candidates to fight it out

May 03, 2016 12:00 am | Updated 05:46 am IST - Thiruvananthapuram:

With eight candidates withdrawing their nominations in the district, a total number of 135 candidates will be in the fray in various constituencies in the district in the upcoming Assembly elections. Out of a total of 164 nominations filed, 21 were rejected in the scrutiny held on Saturday.

In Varkala, two out of the 14 who filed nominations, withdrew their names. The final list of candidates is V. Joy (CPI(M), Varkala R. Linees (BSP), Varkala Kahar (Congress), Aji S.R.M. (BDJS), Abdul Salam (SDPI), Nadayara Jabbar (PDP), Bhasidharan Nair (Independent), Vivekanandan (Independent), R. Salu (Independent), Varkala M. Sabesan (Independent), Sudevan (Independent), S. Sunilkumar (Independent).

In Attingal, no one withdrew candidature. Final list has K. Chandrababu (RSP), Raji Prasad (BJP), K. Sivanandan (BSP), B. Sathyan (CPI(M), B. Jayanthakumar (Sivasena), M.K. Manoj Kumar (SDPI), C.R. Thulasi (Independent), Pratheeshkumar (Independent), and R. Rajesh (Independent).

In Chirayinkeezhu, the final list has K.S. Ajithkumar (Congress), P.P. Vava (BJP), V. Sasi (CPI), V. Ambili (PDP), Sasi Pandalam (Welfare Party), Ajith (Independent), Ajith Nanthencode (Independent), Santhini (Independent), and Shibu (Roy Korani) (Independent).

In Nedumangad, the final list has C. Divakaran (CPI), Palode Ravi (Congress), M.A. Bipin (BSP), V.V. Rajesh (BJP), Peringamala Aji (Sivasena), A. Abdul Salam (SDPI), Andoorkonam Sulfi (PDP), Divakaran Paani (Independent), Pariyaram Raveendran (Independent), Raveendran Nair (Independent), G. Shibu (Independent), and C. Soman (Independent).

In Vamanapuram, one out of the total of 12 candidates withdrew nomination. BDJS dummy candidate Venu was the one to withdraw. Final list has Anil Palode (BSP), D.K. Murali (CPI(M), T. Saratchandraprasad (Congress), G. Ajith (Sivasena), K. Anil Ponganad (Ambedkarite Party of India), R.V. Nikhil (BDJS), Thachonam Nizamuddeen (SDPI), O. Binumon Madathara (Independent), Maniraj Bharathannoor (Independent), S. Sugathan (Independent), and Irinjiyam Suresh (Independent).

In Kazhakuttam, the final list has Kadakampally Surendran (CPI(M)), Kochumani (BSP), V. Muraleedharan (BJP), M.A. Vahid (Congress), Aneesh (Independent), P. Prasad (Independent), Manimekhala (Independent), Muraleedharan (Independent), A. Murugan (Independent), N.A. Vahid Puthumangalam (Independent), Sasikala (Independent), and Surendranpillai (Independent).

In Vattiyurkavu, the final list is Kummanam Rajasekharan (BJP), K. Muraleedharan (Congress), Mckinsey K. John (BSP), T.N. Seema [CPI(M)], D. Binu (Independent), D. Baby (Independent), K.G. Mohanan (Independent), Saju Ameerdas (Independent), and Sahadevan (Independent).

The final list of 12 candidates in Thiruvananthapuram has D. Mohanambika (BSP), V.S. Sivakumar (Congress), Sreesanth (BJP), P.S. Gopakumar (SUCI), Biju Ramesh (AIADMK), Antony Raju (Independent), Antony Raju New Colony (Independent), Praveen Arimbrathodiyil (Independent), Sivakumar Pushkaran (Independent), Sivakumar Raveendran Nair (Independent), M.S. Subi (Independent), and Nandavanam Suseelan (Independent).

In Nemom

In Nemom, none of the eight candidates withdrew. Final list has O. Rajagopal (BJP), V. Sivankutty [CPI(M)], A. Noushad (Akhila Kerala Trinamool Party), V. Surendran Pillai (JDU), Jain Wilson (Independent), J. Vikraman Pachalloor (Independent), N. Shaileswara Babu (Independent), and B. Shamlaja Beevi (Independent).

In Aruvikkara, none of the 10 candidates withdrew. Final list is A.A. Rasheed [CPI(M)], E. Chithralekha (BSP), Rajasenan (BJP), K.S. Sabarinathan (Congress), M.A. Jaleel (SDPI), B. Ajitha (Independent), A.P. Kakkad (Independent), Cherappalli Viswanathan (Independent), Sabarinath (Independent), and Rasheed (Independent).

In Parassala, two out of a total of 11 candidates withdrew. Final list has Jayachandran Nair (BJP), A.T. George (Congress), S. Binoy (BSP), C.K. Hareendrakumar [CPI(M)], Christopher Shaju (Independent), Dalumukham Johny Thampi (Independent), T. Mohanraj (Independent), V. Selvan (Independent), and S. Shahjahan (Independent).

The seven candidates in Kattakkada are P.K. Krishnadas (BJP), S.R. Biju (BSP), N. Sakthan (Congress), I.B. Satheesh (CPI(M)), Ashraf Pravachambalam (SDPI), S. Mini (SUCI), and K. Sasikumar (Independent).

In Kovalam, three out of 13 candidates withdrew. Final list has K.R. Aneesh (BSP), Jameela Prakasam [Janata Dal (S)], M. Vincent (Congress), S. Shaji (Akhila Kerala Trinamool Party), T. Sarasamma (Indian Gandhian Party), Kovalam T.N. Suresh (BDJS), M.C. Jayalal (Independent), Pramodkumar (Independent), Silvester (Independent), and M. Sugathan (Independent).

The final list in Neyyattinkara has K. Ansalan [CPI(M)], Prabhakaran (BSP), Punchakkari Surendran (BJP), R. Selvaraj (Congress), and Anilkumar (Independent).

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