Kerala: Congress announces 15 candidates
The most talked about Idukki seat has gone to Dean Kuriakose. The sitting MP PT Thomas was denied a ticket this time as the Catholic Church authorities threatened the Congress leadership that they wouldn't support him. Thomas had voiced out against the Church over the Kasturirangan report issue.
The list has just two women contestants - Bindu Krishna, who will contest from Attingal, and K A Sheeba who will be contesting from Alathur.
The constituencies and the Congress candidates are as follows:
Thiruvananthapuram:
Shashi
Tharoor
Attingal:
Bindu
Krishna
Pathanamthitta:
Anto
Antony
Alappuzha:
K
C
Venugopal
Mavelikkara:
Kodikkunnil
Suresh
Eranakulam:
K
V
Thomas
Chalakkudi:
PC
Chacko
Thrissur:
K
P
Dhanapalan
Idukki:
Dean
Kuriakose
Alathur:
K
A
Sheeba
Kozhikode:
M
K
Raghavan
Vadakara:
Mullappally
Ramachandran
Wayanad:
M
I
Shanawaz
Kannur:
K
Sudhakaran
Kasaragod:
T
Siddiqe
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