Congress announces its first list of candidates for Kerala Assembly polls

The Congress party has announced its first list of candidates for Kerala Assembly elections comprising 55 candidates, including 19 sitting MLAs.

The party has fielded several prominent names, including Leader of the Opposition VD Satheesan, senior leader Ramesh Chennithala, and KPCC President Sunny Joseph, among others. While Satheesan will contest from Paravur, Chennithala will contest from Haripad, and Sunny Joseph from Peravoor.

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Although former KPCC president K Sudhakaran MP and UDF convenor Adoor Prakash MP had expressed their desire to contest in the Assembly polls their names didn’t figure in the first list. However, candidates have not been announced for the Kannur and Konni seats, where they have expressed their desire to contest.

According to the list, senior leader K Muraleedharan will contest from Vattiyoorkavu while former chief Minister Oommen Chandy’s son, Chandy Oommen, is fielded in Puthupally.
Aisha Potty, who switched to the Congress recently after three decades with the CPM, will be the candidate from the Kottakkara constituency. Aisha Potty was the MLA from Kottarakkara for the past three consecutive terms.
The party has chosen actor and director Ramesh Pisharody as their candidate in the Palakkad constituency.

In the Malampuzha constituency, the grand old party has fielded A Suresh, former personal assistant to CPM veteran V S Achuthanandan . Suresh officially joined the Congress on March 17, the same day Congress announced its first list of candidates.
Malappuram DCC President V S Joy will contest in Tavanur and Palakkad DCC President A Thankappan will contest in Nenmara .Youth Congress state president O.J. Janish is the candidate in Kodungallur.

Meanwhile, aiming to make an impact in its maiden electoral foray after joining the NDA, the Twenty20 has fielded actors and Social media influencers as its candidates. The party also sprang a surprise by naming Varghese George , son-in-law of former chief minister Oommen Chandy, as its candidate for Kodungallur constituency.

The Twenty20 has decided to field actress Anjali Nair in the Tripunithura constituency, while actress Lakshmi Priya will seek a mandate from Perumbavoor. Actress and dancer Veena Nair will be the Twenty20 candidate in Ettumannur, and social media influencer and business management professional Promy Kuriakose will contest from Angamaly.