The Communist Party of India-Marxist has announced its list of 15 candidates from Kerala. The state has 20 Lok Sabha seats.
CPI-M which has a strong political base and popular leaders in Kerala has sprung a surprise by shortlisting some independents as its candidates for the general elections.
Here is the list
Kasargode- P Karunakaran, sitting MP
Kannur- PK Sreemathi
Vadakara- AN Shamsee, joint secretary of DYFI and entered politics through SFI.
Kozhikode- A Vijayaraghavan, former MP- both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
Malappuram- PK Sainaba
Palakkad- MB Rajesh- sitting MP
Alathur- PK Biju, sitting MP
Alappuzha- CB Chandrababu
Kollam- MA Baby- MLA and CPIM Politburo member
Attingal- A Sampath, sitting MP
Ponnani- V Abdul Rahman
Chalakuddy - Film actor, Innocent
Ernakulam - Christy Fernandez, former IAS officer
Pathanamthitta- Peelipose Thomas, former senior Congress leader, was Pathanamthitta DCC president for almost 15 years.
Idukki- Joyce George - He was the legal advisor of the high range protection council formed to fight the Kasturirangan report.
However, after the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) defected from Left front to join the ruling UDF in Kerala, an upbeat Chief Minister Oomen Chandy said the development is a "morale booster" for the Congress-led alliance and reflects disarray and demoralisation in the rival LDF.
Seeing it as a "big blow" to CPI(M), he expressed confidence that the UDF will win upto 18 out of 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala in the April 10 elections.
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