BJP Unveils 45-Candidate List for Kozhikode Corporation
BJP Unveils 45-Candidate List for Kozhikode Corporation
BJP releases its first batch of 45 nominees for Kozhikode's local polls, with 31 more seats to be announced soon; mayoral post hinted as a favored option.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced a list of 45 candidates to contest from various divisions of the Kozhikode Corporation in the forthcoming local body polls. Former State president of the party K. Surendran announced the first set of candidates at a press meet here on Tuesday (November 11).
Among the candidates are Ratnakumar P.K. (2-Chettikulam), Chitrakala K. (4-Puthur), Joshi Chandran (5-Mokavoor), Anoop K. Arjun (9-Thadambattuthazham), Athira M. (10-Vengeri), Sudheesh Kumar M.C. (11-Poolakkadavu), Rekha Shaji (15-Vellimadukunnu), Krishnendu T.K. (16-Moozhikkal), Ramya P. (17-Chelavoor), Subramanyan K. (18-Mayanad), Radhika teacher (19-Medical College South), Rajitha C. (20-Medical College), Surendran P. (24-Kudilthode), Bindu Udayakumar (27-Puthiyara), Indira Krishnan Moosath (28-Kuthiravattam), T. Rinish (29-Pottammal), Mini Suresh (31- Kuttiyilthazham), Subija Pramod (32-Methottuthazham), Vidya Shaiju (33-Pokkunnu), Ribith M. (34- Kinasseri), Ratheesh P. (37-Kallai), Nambidi Narayanan (38-Panniyankara), Krishnadas K.M. (41- Areekkad North), Jithesh P.K. (42-Areekkad), Sanjayan U. (45-Kundayithode), K.P. Velayudhan (46-Cheruvannur East), Sreeshna K. (47-Cheruvannur West), Vindhya Sunil (48-Beypore Port), Shiju Pinnanath (49-Beypore), Jijisha Amarnath (50-Marad), Rama Murali (51-Naduvattam), Shobhita Manikandan (54-Mathottam), Jayasree M. (55-Payyanakkal), Shyni Sunil Kumar (56- Nadi Nagar), Vidya Babeesh (57-Chakkumkadavu), Abdul Razak T. (58-Mukhadar), Jisha Shabareesh (64-Thiruthiyad), Praveen Thaliyil (66-Nadakkavu), Remni Premnath (67-Vellayil), Navya Haridas (70-Karapparamba), Shubhalatha Ramesh (72-Athanikkal), Shobhita Dileep (73-West Hill), Shruthi Sajith (74-Edakkad), Jisha Shiju (75- Puthiyangadi) and Jayasree Ratnakaran (76-Puthiyappa). Candidates for the remaining 31 seats will be announced within a few days, sources said. BJP Kozhikode city district president Prakash Babu has been projected as a favoured contender for the Mayor’s post.
The move signals the party’s staged approach to filling the Kozhikode Corporation slate, as campaigns gear up ahead of the local body polls in Kerala.
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