Thalassery witnesses tough fight

Kannur (Kerala), Apr 30 (UNI) The Thalassery Assembly constituency, one of the key and prestigious segment in Kannur district, is witnessing a tough fight in the third and last phase of Assembly elections in Kerala slated for May three.

The CPI(M) has fielded its Central Committee member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan to retain the seat for the Left Democratic Front.

Even though there were six candidates in the fray, the main fight is between LDF and the Congress-led United Democratic Front(UDF).

Mr Raj Mohan Unnithan of the Congress is the UDF candidate. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the BJP have also fielded their candidates.

Mr Blakrishnan had been elected from Thalassery thrice including He defeated Congress candidate Sajeev Maroli by a margin of 7,043 votes in 2001 elections. In 1982, he won the seat defeating K C Nandanan(Ind) by a margin of 17,100 votes but his margin was reduced to 5,368 votes.

Even though the LDF considers Thalassery as one of its sure seats, the UDF is putting up a stiff fight by fielding Mr Unnithan, a senior Congress leader in Kerala.

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