Assembly elections are due in the state of Kerala on May 16 this year. This state has traditionally been a stronghold of the two main rival coalitions, the centrist
UDF (United Democratic Front) and the leftist LDF (Left Democratic Front). The Congress-led UDF won by a really narrow margin of just four seats in the last assembly elections. The LDF is determined to clinch power this time. The BJP's entry has queered the pitch for both the UDF and LDF in the state.
The BJP has decided to field all veteran leaders of the party for the coming elections in Kerala. The party has already declared the names of candidates for 22 of the total 140 constituencies. BJP-led NDA has decided to announce its candidates for the Kerala assembly polls on 27 March. After the party finalised seat-sharing deal with the Bharat Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS), the Kerala BJP president, K. Rajasekheran said that the BDJS will contest in 37 seats. BJP state chief Kummanam Rajasekharan will make his electoral debut from Vattiyoorkavu in Thiruvananthapuram. Erstwhile Union minister O. Rajagopal will contest from Nemom constituency of Thiruvananthapuram district.
The Congress party, which leads the United Democratic Front alliance, is worried as the coalition seems to be falling apart in the run-up to the state assembly elections. The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), an important component in the ruling UDF, has announced its first list of 20 assembly election candidates. The party has decided to contest 24 seats. There are five new faces in the list along with the five state ministers. Rest are all sitting legislators.
The
Trinamool Congress has announced its candidates for 70 assembly constituencies in Kerala. The party's Kerala state president Manoj Sankaranellur confirmed that the TMC will nominate candidates in all 140 Assembly constituencies and that the second list will be released soon with the approval of Mamata Banerjee.
BJP Candidates List 2016 for Kerala Polls
| AC No. | AC Name | Candidates Name |
|---|
| 1 | Manjeshwar | K Surendran |
| 14 | Kuthuparamba | Sadanandan Master.C |
| 27 | Kozhikode North | K.P.Sreesan |
| 30 | Kunnamangalam | C.K.Padmanabhan |
| 40 | Malappuram | Badushah Thangal |
| 47 | Tavanur | Ravi Thelath |
| 48 | Ponnani | K.K.Surendran |
| 53 | Kongad | Renu Suresh |
| 56 | Palakkad | Shobha Surendran |
| 61 | Chelakkara | Shajumon Vattekkad |
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LDF Candidate List 2016 for Kerala Elections
| AC No. | AC Name | Name of Candidate | Party |
|---|
| 1 | Manjeshwar | C H Kunjampu | CPI(M) |
| 2 | Uduma | L Kunjiraman | CPI(M) |
| 5 | Trikaripur | M Rajagopalan | CPI(M) |
| 6 | Payyannur | C Krishanan | CPI(M) |
| 7 | Kalliasseri | T V Rajesh | CPI(M) |
| 8 | Taliparamba | Jaims Mathew | CPI(M) |
| 10 | Azhikode | M V Nigesh Kumar | CPI(M) |
| 12 | Dharmadam | Pinnarayi Vijayan | CPI(M) |
| 12 | Eravipuram | M Naushad | CPI(M) |
| 13 | Thalassery | A N Shamseer | CPI(M) |
| 14 | Kuthuparamba | KK Shailaja | CPI(M) |
| 15 | Mattannur | E P Jairajan | CPI(M) |
| 16 | Peravoor | Binoy Kuryan | CPI(M) |
| 17 | Mananthavady | O R Kelu | CPI(M) |
| 18 | Sulthanbathery | Rugmini Subramanian | CPI(M) |
| 19 | Kalpetta | CK Shashindran | CPI(M) |
| 21 | Kuttiadi | KK Lathika | CPI(M) |
| 23 | Quilandy | K Dasan | CPI(M) |
| 24 | Perambra | T P Ramakrishnan | CPI(M) |
| 25 | Balusseri | Purushan Kadalundi | CPI(M) |
| 27 | Kozhikode North | A Pradeep Kumar | CPI(M) |
| 29 | Beypore | V K C Mammadkoya | CPI(M) |
| 29 | Tharur | A K Balan | CPI(M) |
| 31 | Koduvally | Karat Razak | CPI(M) |
| 32 | Thiruvambady | George M Thomas | CPI(M) |
| 33 | Kondotty | K P Beerankutty | CPI(M) |
| 35 | Nilambur | PV Anvar | CPI(M) |
| 36 | Wandoor | K Nishant | CPI(M) |
| 38 | Perinthalmanna | V Shashikumar | CPI(M) |
| 39 | Mankada | Rashid Ali | CPI(M) |
| 40 | Malappuram | K P Sumathy | CPI(M) |
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Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) Candidate List 2016
Muslim League president Panakkad Haidarali Shihab Thangal announced the list of 20 candidates for the kerala upcoming assembly election 2016.
| A.C. No. | A.C No. | Candidate Name |
|---|
| 1 | Manjeshwar | P B Adul Razak |
| 2 | kasaragod | N A Nellikkuthu |
| 10 | Azhikode | K M Shaji |
| 28 | Kozhikode South | M K Muneer |
| 31 | Koduvally | M A Razak |
| 32 | Thiruvambady | V Ummar |
| 33 | Kondotty | T V Ibrahim |
| 34 | Earanad | P K Basheer |
| 37 | Manjeri | M Ummar |
| 38 | Perinthalmanna | Manjalamkuzhi Ali |
| 39 | Mankada | T A Ahammed Kabeer |
| 40 | Malappuram | P Ubaidulla |
| 41 | Vengara | P K Kunjalikkutty |
| 42 | Vallikkunnu | P Abdul Hameed |
| 43 | Tirurangadi | P K Abdurabb |
| 44 | Tanur | Abdul Rahman Randathani |
| 45 | Tirur | C Mammotty |
| 46 | Kottakal | K K Abid Hussain Thangal |
| 55 | Mannarkkad | N Shamsudheen |
RSP Candidate List 2016
| AC No. | AC Name | Name of Candidate |
|---|
| 117 | Chavara | Shibu Baby John |
| 118 | Kunnathur | Ullas Kovoor |
| 125 | Eravipuram | A A Aziz |
NCP Candidate List 2016
| AC No. | AC Name | Name of Candidate |
|---|
| 93 | Pala | Mani C Kappan |
| 106 | kuttanad | Thomas Chandy |
| 26 | Elathur | AK Sasheendran |
| 46 | Kottakkal | NA Muhammed |
Last Updated on April 01, 2016