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Kerala elections 2026: Full list of CPM, CPI candidates for April 9 polls

kaazmi2012@gmail.com (Super User) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:43:47 +0000

New Delhi: The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala has announced candidates for all 140 seats that will go to polls on April 9 in a single phase.

While CPM will contest 86 seats, ally CPI has announced candidates for 25 seats. Rest of the seats have been reserved for allies. The Left Front is also supporting some independent candidates.

LDF, which flipped the Kerala’s revolving door politics in 2021 polls by retaining the power, will again hope to win the state. The counting of votes will take place on May 4.

Kerala LDF Candidate List (All 140 Seats)

No.	Constituency	Candidate	Party
1	Manjeshwaram	K. R. Jayanandan	CPI(M)
2	Kasaragod	Shanavas Padhoor	INL
3	Udma	C. H. Kunhambu	CPI(M)
4	Kanhangad	Shanavas Padur	CPI
5	Trikaripur	V. P. P. Mustafa	CPI(M)
6	Payyanur	T. I. Madhusoodanan	CPI(M)
7	Kalliasseri	M. Vijin	CPI(M)
8	Taliparamba	P. K. Shyamala	CPI(M)
9	Irikkur	Mathew Kunnapally	KC(M)
10	Azhikode	K. V. Sumesh	CPI(M)
11	Kannur	TBD	Cong(S)
12	Dharmadom	Pinarayi Vijayan	CPI(M)
13	Thalassery	Karayi Rajan	CPI(M)
14	Kuthuparamba	P. K. Praveen	RJD
15	Mattannur	V. K. Sanoj	CPI(M)
16	Peravoor	K. K. Shailaja	CPI(M)
17	Mananthavady (ST)	O. R. Kelu	CPI(M)
18	Sulthan Bathery (ST)	M. S. Viswanathan	CPI(M)
19	Kalpetta	P. K. Anil Kumar	RJD
20	Vatakara	M. K. Bhaskaran	RJD
21	Kuttiady	K. P. Kunhammadkutty	CPI(M)
22	Nadapuram	P. Vasantham	CPI
23	Quilandy	K. Dasan	CPI(M)
24	Perambra	T. P. Ramakrishnan	CPI(M)
25	Balusseri (SC)	K. M. Sachin Dev	CPI(M)
26	Elathur	A. K. Saseendran	NCP(SP)
27	Kozhikode North	Thottathil Ravindran	CPI(M)
28	Kozhikode South	Ahamed Devarkovil	INL
29	Beypore	P. A. Mohammed Riyas	CPI(M)
30	Kunnamangalam	P. T. A. Rahim	IND (LDF Support)
31	Koduvally	Saleem Madavoor	IND (LDF Support)
32	Thiruvambady	Linto Joseph	CPI(M)
33	Kondotty	P Jiji	IND (LDF Support)
34	Eranad	Shafeer Kizhisseri	CPI
35	Nilambur	U Sharaf Ali	LDF Support
36	Wandoor (SC)	P. Mithun	CPI(M)
37	Manjeri	Mustafa V.M.	IND (LDF Support)
38	Perinthalmanna	Muhammed Haneefa	CPI(M)
39	Mankada	Rashid Ali	CPI(M)
40	Malappuram	K T Mujeeb	NCP
41	Vengara	Sabah Kundupuzhakkal	—
42	Vallikkunnu	C P Musthafa	CPI(M)
43	Tirurangadi	Niyas Pulikkalakath	CPI
44	Tanur	T Mohammed Sameer	—
45	Tirur	V Abdurahiman	CPI(M)
46	Kottakkal	K Preethi	CPI(M)
47	Thavanur	K.T. Jaleel	IND (LDF Support)
48	Ponnani	MK Sakeer	CPI(M)
49	Thrithala	M.B. Rajesh	CPI(M)
50	Pattambi	Muhammed Muhassin P.	CPI
51	Shornur	P. Mamikutty	CPI(M)
52	Ottapalam	K. Premkumar	CPI(M)
53	Kongad (SC)	Shanthakumari	CPI(M)
54	Mannarkkad	Manzil Aboobacker	CPI
55	Malampuzha	A. Prabhakaran	CPI(M)
56	Palakkad	C.P. Pramod	CPI(M)
57	Tarur (SC)	P.P. Sumod	CPI(M)
58	Chittur	K. Krishnankutty	JD(S)
59	Nenmara	K. Babu	CPI(M)
60	Alathur	K.D. Prasenan	CPI(M)
61	Chelakkara (SC)	K. Radhakrishnan	CPI(M)
62	Kunnamkulam	A.C. Moideen	CPI(M)
63	Guruvayur	N.K. Akbar	CPI(M)
64	Manalur	Murali Perunelli	CPI(M)
65	Wadakkanchery	Xavier Chittilappilly	CPI(M)
66	Ollur	K. Rajan	CPI
67	Thrissur	Alankode Leelakrishnan	CPI
68	Nattika (SC)	Geetha Gopi	CPI
69	Kaipamangalam	K.K. Valsaraj	CPI
70	Irinjalakuda	R. Bindu	CPI(M)
71	Puthukkad	K.K. Ramachandran	CPI(M)
72	Chalakkudy	Dennis K. Antony	KC(M)
73	Kodungallur	V.R. Sunil Kumar	CPI
74	Perumbavoor	Babu Joseph	KC(M)
75	Angamaly	Jose Thettayil	JD(S)
76	Aluva	Shelna Nishad	CPI(M)
77	Kalamassery	P. Rajeev	CPI(M)
78	Paravur	E.T. Taison	CPI
79	Vypen	K.N. Unnikrishnan	CPI(M)
80	Kochi	K.J. Maxi	CPI(M)
81	Thripunithura	M. Swaraj	CPI(M)
82	Ernakulam	Shaji George	IND (LDF Support)
83	Thrikkakara	Jo Joseph	CPI(M)
84	Kunnathunad (SC)	P.V. Sreenijin	CPI(M)
85	Piravom	Sindhumol Jacob	KC(M)
86	Muvattupuzha	N. Arun	CPI
87	Kothamangalam	Antony John	CPI(M)
88	Devikulam (SC)	A. Raja	CPI(M)
89	Udumbanchola	M.M. Mani	CPI(M)
90	Thodupuzha	Cyriac Chazhikadan	KC(M)
91	Idukki	Roshy Augustine	KC(M)
92	Peerumade	K. Salim Kumar	CPI
93	Pala	Jose K. Mani	KC(M)
94	Kaduthuruthy	Stephen George	KC(M)
95	Vaikom (SC)	P. Pradeep	CPI
96	Ettumanoor	V.N. Vasavan	—
97	Kottayam	K. Anil Kumar	CPI(M)
98	Puthuppally	Jaick C. Thomas	CPI(M)
99	Changanassery	Sebastian Kulathunga	KC(M)
100	Kanjirappally	N. Jayaraj	KC(M)
101	Poonjar	Sebastian Kulathunkal	KC(M)
102	Aroor	Daleema Jojo	CPI(M)
103	Cherthala	P. Prasad	CPI
104	Alappuzha	P.P. Chitharanjan	CPI(M)
105	Ambalappuzha	H. Salam	CPI(M)
106	Kuttanad	Thomas K. Thomas	NCP(SP)
107	Haripad	T.T. Jismon	CPI
108	Kayamkulam	U. Prathibha	CPI(M)
109	Mavelikara (SC)	M.S. Arun Kumar	CPI(M)
110	Chengannur	Saji Cheriyan	CPI(M)
111	Thiruvalla	Mathew T. Thomas	JD(S)
112	Ranni	Pramod Narayanan	KC(M)
113	Aranmula	Veena George	CPI(M)
114	Konni	K.U. Jenish Kumar	CPI(M)
115	Adoor (SC)	Priji Kannan	CPI
116	Karunagappally	M.S. Thara	CPI
117	Chavara	Dr. V. Sujith	IND (LDF Support)
118	Kunnathur (SC)	Kovoor Kunjumon	RSP-Leninist
119	Kottarakkara	K.N. Balagopal	CPI(M)
120	Pathanapuram	K.B. Ganesh Kumar	KC(B)
121	Punalur	Ajayaprasad C.	CPI
122	Chadayamangalam	J. Chinchurani	CPI
123	Kundara	Saji S. J.	CPI(M)
124	Kollam	Mukesh	CPI(M)
125	Eravipuram	M. Noushad	CPI(M)
126	Chathannur	R. Rajendran	CPI
127	Varkala	V. Joy	CPI(M)
128	Attingal (SC)	O.S. Ambika	CPI(M)
129	Chirayinkeezhu (SC)	Manoj B. Edamana	CPI
130	Nedumangad	G.R. Anil	CPI
131	Vamanapuram	D.K. Murali	CPI(M)
132	Kazhakkoottam	Kadakampally Surendran	CPI(M)
133	Vattiyoorkavu	V.K. Prasanth	CPI(M)
134	Thiruvananthapuram	Sudheer Karamana	—
135	Nemom	V. Sivankutty	CPI(M)
136	Aruvikkara	G. Stephen	CPI(M)
137	Parassala	C.K. Hareendran	CPI(M)
138	Kattakkada	I.B. Satheesh	CPI(M)
139	Kovalam	Neelalohithadasan Nadar	JD(S)
140	Neyyattinkara	K. Ansalan	CPI(M)

Kerala assembly elections: Full list of Congress candidates

kaazmi2012@gmail.com (Super User) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:52:05 +0000

New Delhi: The campaigning for the high stakes Kerala assembly elections is in full swing with candidates from different parties reaching out to voters in the state. According to political commentators, the contest is between CPM-led LDF and Congress led-UDF.

LDF, which broke the traditional revolving door politics in 2021 elections, under the leadership of chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan is aiming to retain power, while the opposition UDF is trying to retain power in the state. While, BJP is not expected to form government in the state, the party will be aiming to win some seats in the state. It could not win a seat despite double digit vote percentage in 2021.

All parties have released their respective candidates list for the April 9 election in the state. The counting of votes will take place on May 4. The Congress too has released its list of candidates for the Kerala assembly elections.

INC candidate list Kerala election 2026

Candidate Name	Assembly Constituency
K. Neelakandan	3 – Udma
Sandeep Varier	5 – Trikaripur
Rajeevan Kappachery	7 – Kalliasseri
Sajeev Joseph	9 – Irikkur
Kareem Cheleri	10 – Azhikode
Adv. T.O. Mohanan	11 – Kannur
Abdul Rasheed	12 – Dharmadam
K.P. Saju	13 – Thalassery
Chandran Thillenkeri	15 – Mattannur
Sunny Joseph	16 – Peravoor
Usha Vijayan	17 – Mananthavady
I.C. Balakrishnan	18 – Sulthanbathery
T. Siddique	19 – Kalpetta
K.M. Abhijith	22 – Nadapuram
K. Praveen Kumar	23 – Quilandy
V T Sooraj	25 – Balusseri
Vidhya Balakrishnan	26 – Elathur
K. Jayanth	27 – Kozhikode north
Aryadan Shoukath	35 – Nilambur
A.P. Anil Kumar	36 – Wandoor
V S Joy	47 – Thavanur
Noushad Ali	48 – Ponnani
V.T. Balram	49 – Thrithala
T.P. Shaji	50 – Pattambi
P. Harigovindan	51 – Shornur
P K Sashi	52 – Ottapalam
K.A. Tulsi	53 – Kongad
A. Suresh	55 – Malampuzha
Ramesh Pisharody	56 – Palakkad
K.C. Subramanian	57 – Tarur
Sumesh Achuthan	58 – Chittur
T. Thankappan	59 – Nenmara
K.N. Febin	60 – Alathur
Ajay Mohan	62 – Kunnamkulam
T.N. Prathapan	64 – Manalur
Vyshakh Narayanaswami	65 – Wadakkanchery
Shaji J Kodankandath	66 – Ollur
Rajan J Pallan	67 – Thrissur
Sunil Laloor	68 – Nattika
T.M Nazar	69 – Kaipamangalam
K. M Babu Raj	71 – Puthukkad
Saneesh Kumar Joseph	72 – Chalakkudy
O.J. Janeesh	73 – Kodungallur
Manoj Moothedan	74 – Perumbavoor
Roji M. John	75 – Angamaly
Anwar Sadath	76 – Aluva
V.D. Satheesan	78 – Paravur
Tony Chammany	79 – Vypen
Mohammad Shiyas	80 – Kochi
Deepak Joy	81 – Thripunithura
T.J. Vinod	82 – Eranakulam
Uma Thomas	83 – Thrikkakara
V.P. Sajeendran	84 – Kunnathunad
Dr. Mathew Kuzhalnadan	86 – Muvattupuzha
F. Raja	88 – Devikulam
Adv. Senapathy Venu	89 – Udumbanchola
Roy K Poulose	91 – Idukki
Adv. Syriac Thomas	92 – Peerumade
K. Binimon	95 – Vaikom
Nattakom Suresh	96 – Ettumanoor
Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan	97 – Kottayam
Chandy Oommen	98 – Puthuppally
Prof. Rony K. Baby	100 – Kanjirappally
Sebastian M.J. (Adv. Saji Joseph)	101 – Poonjar
Shanimol Usman	102 – Aroor
K. R. Rajendra Prasad	103 – Cherthala
A.D. Thomas	104 – Alappuzha
Ramesh Chennithala	107 – Haripad
M. Liju	108 – Kayamkulam
Muthara Raj	109 – Mavelikara
Eby Kuriakose	110 – Chengannur
Pazhakulam Madhu	112 – Ranni
Abin Varkey	113 – Aranmula
Prof. Satheesh Kochuparambil	114 – Konni
Adv. Santhakumar	115 – Adoor
C.R. Mahesh	116 – Karunagappally
P. Aisha Potty	119 – Kottarakkara
Jyothikumar Chamakkala	120 – Pathanapuram
MM Nazeer	122 – Chadayamangalam
P.C. Vishnunadh	123 – Kundara
Bindhu Krishna	124 – Kollam
Sooraj Ravi	126 – Chathannur
Varkala Kahar	127 – Varkala
Ramya Haridas	129 – Chirayinkeezhu
Meenankal Kumar	130 – Nedumangad
Sudheersha Palode	131 – Vamanapuram
Sarathchandra Prasad	132 – Kazhakkoottam
K. Muraleedharan	133 – Vattiyoorkavu
K.S. Sabarinadhan	135 – Nemom
V.S. Sivakumar	136 – Aruvikkara
Neyyattinkara Sanal	137 – Parassala
M.R. Baiju	138 – Kattakkada
M. Vincent	139 – Kovalam
N. Shakthan	140 – Neyyattinkara

Rahul Gandhi to skip Kerala rally, Kharge to address gathering instead

kaazmi2012@gmail.com (Super User) — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:21:44 +0000

Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will not be attending the public meeting scheduled to be held in Kerala on Wednesday.

Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge will address the rally in Kerala instead of Gandhi.A rally has been organised in Kozhikode by Congress, marking the start of what is expected to be an intense and wide-ranging outreach across key locations in the state.

Kerala will go to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 legislators.

Earlier on Tuesday, Gandhi had said he would not attend the all-party meeting scheduled for Wednesday evening, citing the programme in Kerala. However, he welcomed the initiative for broader consultation.

"It's good that an all-party meeting has been called -- there should be discussion. But you have made a structural mistake. You have destroyed the entire framework. Now you cannot fix it; it will take a long time to set it right," he said.

The LoP had also attacked the government, alleging that India's foreign policy has become "compromised" and driven by personal considerations rather than national interest.

Meanwhile, Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the all-party meeting on Wednesday evening to brief political leaders on the evolving crisis in West Asia, amid rising concerns over its economic and security implications for India.

Five to six ministers, including External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, will attend the meeting on behalf of the government.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will provide a briefing on the latest situation in West Asia during the meeting.

The meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. inside the Parliament complex.

The initiative follows statements made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in both Houses of Parliament, where he described the situation as an "unprecedented crisis" with potentially long-lasting consequences.

The conflict in West Asia has now entered its fourth week, disrupting key maritime trade routes, particularly through the Strait of Hormuz. The tensions have contributed to volatility in global energy markets and raised concerns over supply chains and inflation, prompting the government to step up consultations with political stakeholders.