Kamal Ghorui
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its first list of 47 candidates for the upcoming Kerala assembly elections, fielding several key leaders, including former Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and former state chief K Surendran.Among the prominent names, Rajeev Chandrasekhar has been fielded from the Nemom constituency, while K Surendran will contest from Manjeshwar. The list also includes former national Mahila Morcha president Sobha Surendran from Palakkad, and leaders such as Navya Haridas from Kozhikode North, Padmaja Venugopal from Thrissur.
Former Union minister V Muraleedharan will also contest from Kazhakoottam and PC George from Poonjar.The candidates announced cover constituencies across the state, including Manjeshwar, Udma, Kannur, Vadakara, Kozhikode North, Palakkad, Thrissur, Pala, Haripad, Thiruvalla, Attingal, Kazhakkoottam and Kattakkada, among others.The state will vote in single phase on April 9 while votes will be counted on May 4. Kerala has 140 seats and Left leader Pinarayi Vijayan has been the chief minister since 2016, leading the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government.Here’s complete BJP list of 47 candidates:
| No. | Constituency | Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manjeshwar | K Surendran |
| 2 | Udma | Manulal Meloth |
| 3 | Kanhangad | Balraj M |
| 4 | Payyannur | AP Gangadharan |
| 5 | Azhikode | KK Vinod Kumar |
| 6 | Kannur | C Raghunath |
| 7 | Mananthavady (ST) | P Shyam Raj |
| 8 | Sulthanbathery (ST) | Kavitha AS |
| 9 | Vadakara | Adv K Dileep |
| 10 | Kuttiadi | Ramadas Manaleri |
| 11 | Nadapuram | CP Vipin Chandran |
| 12 | Quilandy | CR Praphul Krishnan |
| 13 | Perambra | M Mohanan Master |
| 14 | Balusseri (SC) | CP Satheeshan |
| 15 | Elathur | T Devadas |
| 16 | Kozhikode North | Navya Haridas |
| 17 | Kozhikode South | T Raneesh |
| 18 | Beypore | Adv KP Prakash Babu |
| 19 | Kunnamangalam | VK Sajeevan |
| 20 | Shornur | Sanku T Das |
| 21 | Ottappalam | Major Ravi |
| 22 | Malampuzha | C Krishnakumar |
| 23 | Palakkad | Sobha Surendran |
| 24 | Chelakkara (SC) | K Balakrishnan |
| 25 | Manalur | Adv KK Aneesh Kumar |
| 26 | Thrissur | Padmaja Venugopal |
| 27 | Irinjalakuda | Santosh Cherakulam |
| 28 | Devikulam (SC) | S Rajendran |
| 29 | Pala | Shone George |
| 30 | Vaikom (SC) | K Ajith |
| 31 | Kanjirappally | Adv George Kurian |
| 32 | Poonjar | PC George |
| 33 | Ambalappuzha | Arun Anirudhan |
| 34 | Haripad | Sandeep Vachaspathi |
| 35 | Chengannur | MV Gopakumar |
| 36 | Thiruvalla | Anoop Antony Joseph |
| 37 | Karunagappally | VS Jithin Dev |
| 38 | Kunnathur (SC) | Raji Prasad |
| 39 | Kottarakkara | R Reshmi |
| 40 | Chathannoor | BB Gopakumar |
| 41 | Attingal (SC) | Adv P Sudheer |
| 42 | Nedumangad | Yuvaraj Gokul |
| 43 | Kazhakkoottam | V Muraleedharan |
| 44 | Vattiyoorkavu | R Sreelekha |
| 45 | Nemom | Rajeev Chandrasekhar |
| 46 | Parassala | Adv Gireesh Neyyar |
| 47 | Kattakkada | PK Krishnadas |
