Kerala - Kochi
92 remain in fray in Ernakulam district

Staff Reporter

Deadline for withdrawal of nominations was 3 p.m. on Monday

KOCHI: After the last day for withdrawal of nomination papers on Monday, 92 candidates are in the fray in 14 Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, making clear how the battle lines have been drawn for the coming elections.

The deadline for withdrawal of nominations was 3 p.m. on Monday.

The Thripunithura constituency has the highest number of 10 contestants.

The Kunnathunad and Mattancherry constituencies have the lowest of four candidates each.

As many as 117 candidates had filed their nomination papers in the 14 constituencies. Two nominations were rejected following scrutiny.

Apart from dummy candidates, 95 were in the fray after that.

Similar names
With three withdrawing their nominations, the number reached 92.

In 11 constituencies, major candidates have opponents with names similar to them. The Returning Officer, after examining the arguments presented by both V.D. Satheesan, United Democratic Front candidate, and V.T. Satheesan, Independent candidate, in Piravom, allowed the latter to use his initials. However, the initials will be given after the name, as Satheesan V.T. Candidates have also been allotted symbols by the returning officers.

List of candidates

The list of candidates in the district is as follows:

Angamaly: P.J. Joy (United Democratic Front, UDF), Jose Thettayil (Left Democratic Front, LDF), A.K. Nazeer (Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP), Jayan, P.D. Joy and Sathyadevan (Independents).

Vadakkekara: M.A. Chandrasekharan (UDF), S. Sarma (LDF), M.A. Brahmaraj (BJP), C.K. Ramesan (Bahujan Samaj Party, BSP), Abdul Rahman, Purushothaman, Chandrasekharan and Sasikala (Independents).

Paravur: V.D. Satheesan (UDF), K.M. Dinakaran (LDF), V.N. Sunilkumar (BJP), P.S. Kaladharan (BSP), Satheesan V.T. and Vijayan M.K. (Independents).

Njarakkal: M.K. Purushothaman (LDF), P.V. Sreenijan (UDF), V.R. Jijesh (BJP), N.V. Nandanan (BSP), K.D. Viswanathan, C.A. Kumari, Prasad K.C. and Purushothaman (Independents).

Ernakulam: M.M. Lawrence (LDF), K.V. Thomas (UDF), Nedumbassery Ravi (BJP), P.S. Karunakaran (BSP), Panjimala Balakrishnan (Independent).

Mattancherry: V.K. Ebrahim Kunju (UDF), M.C. Josephine (LDF), Mathew Pailey (BJP), Josephine (Independent).
Palluruthy: Dominic Presentation (UDF), C.M. Dinesh Mani (LDF), K.N. Unni (BJP), Purushan (BSP), Dominic Joseph and Banny Joseph (Independents).

Thripunithura: K.Babu (UDF), K.N. Raveendranath (LDF), Vasu (BSP), Sankaranarayanan (BJP), Ramachandran P.J., Ayyappan, Paulose P.T., Babu Krishnan, Raveendranath A.K. and Raveendranath C.D. (Independents).

Aluva: K. Mohammedali (UDF), M.M. Yousef (LDF), P.M. Velayudhan (BJP), Padmakumar (BSP), Jacob Peter (LJP), Edappallly Basheer and A.A. Mohammed Ali Suhasam (Independents).

Perumbavoor: Saju Paul (LDF), Shanimol Usman (UDF), C.V. Radhakrisnnan (BJP), M.K. Manoj Kumar (BSP) and K.A. Jayan (Independent).

Kunnathunad: P.P. Thankachan (UDF), M.M. Monayi (LDF), K.R. Rajagopal (BJP), K. Jaffar Khan (Independent).
Piravom: T.M. Jacob (UDF), M.J. Jacob (LDF), Sabu Verghese (BJP), Usha, Geetha, Jacob Sheemon and Saju Cherian (Independents).

Muvattupuzha: Johny Nelloor (UDF), Babu Paul (LDF), P.R. Vijayakumar (BJP), Johny Thomas Kallan, Tom Jose, Yogacharya Neelanaven, Shiju Kuriakose and V.D. Cyriac (Independents).

Kothamangalam: V.J. Paulose (UDF), T.U. Kuruvila (LDF), M. Ramachandran Master (BJP), Appukuttan, Kuruvila Verghese, Paulose Joseph and Shaji Cherian Peechakkara (Independents).
(The Hindu - 11/04/06)