Politics

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Tiruttani constituency are: G. Hari of AIADMK, S. Chandran of DMK, D. Krishnamoorthy of DMDK, Varadharajan of IJK, Akila of NTK

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Vamanapuram constituency are: D. K. Murali of CPI(M), Anad Jayan of CONG, Thazhava Sahadevan of BDJS

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Ranni constituency are: Pramod Narayan of KC(M), Ringoo Cherian of CONG, Padmakumar K. of BDJS

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Thiruvalla constituency are: Mathew T. Thomas of JD(S), Kunju Koshy Paul of KC(J), Ashokan Kulanada of BJP

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Kayamkulam constituency are: U. Prathibha Hari of CPI(M), Aritha Babu of CONG, Pradeep Lal of BDJS

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Peerumade constituency are: Vazhoor Soman of CPI, Adv. Syriac Thomas of CONG, Srinagari Rajan of BJP

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Kochi constituency are: K. J. Maxi of CPI(M), Tony Chammany of CONG, C.G. Rajagopal of BJP

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Kalamassery constituency are: P. Rajeev of CPI(M), V. E. Gafoor of IUML, P. S. Jayarajan of BDJS

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Malampuzha constituency are: A. Prabhakaran of CPI(M), S.K. Anandakrishnan of CONG, C. Krishnakumar of BJP

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Kondotty constituency are: Sulaiman Haji of Ind., T. V. Ibrahim of IUML, Sheeba Unnikrishnan of BJP

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Beypore constituency are: P. A. Mohammed Riyas of CPI(M), P. M. Niyas of CONG, K. P. Prakash Babu of BJP

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Taliparamba constituency are: M. V. Govindan of CPI(M), Abdul Rasheed V. P. of CONG, Gangadharan A.P of BJP

Durai Murugan, 82, who is in his fiftieth year of electoral politics, will take on V Ramu, an engineer who is fighting his first assembly election.

Denied by TMC, the four-time Singur MLA is fighting on BJP ticket. The debate here is centred around land. While some still back the 2006-08 agitation, others await industries.

MK Stalin alleged India was ”suffocating due to the communal, fascist” forces and Rahul Gandhi had a big responsibility to protect the nation against it.

The TMC supremo also alleged that Modi violated the model code of conduct through his speech at the temple,