Bjp announces its candidate for vengara bypoll

BJP today announced the name of K Janachandran Master as its candidate for the Oct 11 bypoll to the Kerala assembly from Vengara constitutency.

The announcement in this regard was made in delhi today, according to a press release here.

While P P Basheer (CPI(m)) is the LDF candidate, K N A Khader (IUML), is the Opposition UDF candidate.

Tomorrow is the last date to file nominations.

Both the LDF and UDF candidates have already filed their papers.

The by-election was necessitated following the resignation of the sitting MLA and veteran Indian Union Muslim League leader P K Kunhalikutty on his election to the Lok Sabha from Malappuram in April this year.
 

The Lok Sabha bypoll was caused by the demise of former union minister E Ahmed.

In the 2016 assembly polls, Kunhalikutty had won the Vengara seat with an impressive margin of 38,057 votes as the candidate of the United Democratic Front.