Page 5 - Kerala Assembly Elections

Kerala polls: Congress fields C Raghunath against Vijayan in Dharmadam

Just a day before the deadline for submitting a nomination in the Kerala assembly poll ends, Raghunath filed nomination as Congress candidate to contest in Dharmadam against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

EC makes record seizures worth Rs 331 cr in poll-going states, Puducherry

The Election Commission Wednesday said record seizures worth Rs 331 crore have been made so far in the four poll-going states and Puducherry as part of the expenditure monitoring process

Kerala: Candidates list a generational change in Cong, says Chennithala

Chennithala on Sunday termed the candidate list of Congress for Kerala Assembly polls "a revolution" as Congress has given "46 out of 92 seats in Kerala to new faces" aiding "a generational change"

BJP will win only in Assam: Sharad Pawar's Assembly poll prediction

In the upcoming Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party will retain power in Assam, but other parties will win in other states, predicted National Congress Party Chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday

Cong releases list of 86 candidates for Kerala Assembly polls

The Congress on Sunday released its first list of 86 candidates for the upcoming Kerala assembly elections

Kerala polls: CEO explains nomination, campaign guidelines to parties

Chief Electoral Officer Tikaram Meena on Saturday called a meeting of political parties to explain the guidelines related to the submission of nomination and the poll campaign

BJP to contest 115 and allies 25 seats in Kerala: State party chief

Bharatiya Janata Party Kerala chief K Surendran on Saturday said the party will fight on 115 seats and its allies will contest the remaining 25 seats in the upcoming Assembly polls in the state.

Kerala elections: Congress' Chenithalla to contest from Haripad Seat

Chenithalla announced that he would be contesting the upcoming state assembly elections from the Haripad constituency

Media speculation rises as BJP, Cong yet to announce names for Kerala polls

The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are yet to announce their candidate lists for the upcoming Kerala Assembly polls

Kerala Cong (J) faction releases candidate list for assembly polls

The Kerala Congress (Joseph) group is an ally of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF)

Kerala polls: Cong will announce its candidates on Sunday, says Chandy

Congress leader and former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy on Saturday said that the party will announce its list of candidates for Kerala Assembly polls on Sunday."Congress will announce its list of candidates tomorrow in Delhi. You all have to wait to know who will be the candidate in the Nemom constituency," said Chandy.When asked if he will be contesting from Nemom constituency, he said, "Wait to know who will be the candidate in the Nemom constituency."Nemom is one of the ten seats out of 91 that Congress is yet to choose a candidate.The Congress party on Friday announced that 81 candidates have been finalised, out of the 91 seats it will be contesting in Kerala. However, it did not announce the names of these candidates."There are no disputes in the ten seats, candidates are yet to be decided by the party," said Oommen Chandy.Nemom, a suburb in the state capital is becoming a focal point of the Kerala assembly polls, with all three fronts betting huge for a victory on the ...

BJP meets to finalise candidates for polls in Kerala, TN, Puducherry

A meeting was held at BJP chief JP Nadda's residence in to discuss the strategy and finalise candidates for the upcoming assembly elections

Kerala assembly polls: IUML fields woman candidate after 25 years

After 25 years, the Indian Union Muslim League the main alliance partner of UDF fielded a woman candidate in the Kerala Assembly polls as the party declared the list of 25 candidates

Battle for 'Nemom', BJP's lone seat, focal point in Kerala assembly polls

Nemom, a suburb in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram is becoming a focal point of the state assembly polls, with all three fronts betting huge for a victory on the lone seat

Kerala Assembly polls: Congress alleges MCC violation by CM Vijayan

Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala has complained to the state Chief Electoral Officer alleging that Chief Minister Vijayan violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC)

Kerala CPI(M) workers take out march in Kuttiyadi over seat sharing

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers took out a march in Kuttiyadi town to protest against the decision of the party to offer the Kuttiyadi assembly seat to Kerala Congress (M).

P C Chacko quits Cong ahead of Kerala Assembly polls; Isaac dropped

Chacko, who was a former working committee member of the Congress, is the second senior leader to quit the national party after Jyotiraditya Scindia.

CPI to contest on 25 seats in Kerala Assembly polls, lists 21 candidates

Unveiling the initial list of 21 candidates for the April 6 Assembly elections, the Communist Party of India (CPI) party announced that they will be contesting in 25 seats in Kerala

Central agencies have taken up 'election campaign', alleges Kerala CM

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the central investigation agencies

50% Congress seats in Kerala to go to youth, new faces in Assembly polls

The Kerala Congress announced the list of probable candidates for the coming Assembly polls in the state is ready, and 50% seats would go to the youth and new faces