Eight independents and the BJP's Ramachandran filed nominations before the District Collector Amit Meena, official sources said.
A total of 16 candidates are in the fray, the sources said.
Scrutiny of nominations will take place tomorrow,they said.
Former Kerala Minister and IUML National General Secretary P K Kunhalikutty is the UDF candidate whileDYFI leader M B Faizal is the LDF candidate.
The bypoll was necessitated following the demise of IUML leader and former Union Minister E Ahamed.
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