Four former legislators, who had made a mark as members of the Assembly, are in the fray in the upcoming local body elections in the State. The former Congress legislators Anil Akkara, who represented the Wadakkanchery Assembly constituency in Thrissur district in 2016, and K.S. Sabarinadhan, who was elected from the Aruvikkara constituency in Thiruvananthapuram … Read more
In a direct challenge to the Left Democratic Front, CPI(M) rebel and former Kara North branch secretary C. Vaishak filed his nomination as an Independent candidate in Ward 36 of Payyanur municipality on Thursday. Mr. Vaishak, a former DYFI regional vice president, broke away from the party, alleging negligence by local leaders amid prolonged factional … Read more
LDF candidates assemble for a photo after the front’s announcement of its 93 candidates for the local body elections in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Left Democratic Front (LDF) has announced its list of candidates for the upcoming local body elections in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. Candidates have been declared for 93 … Read more
Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday, April 22, said it was a conscious decision to contest from Mandya to save the party from getting obliterated by the Congress. “The question before me was the survival of JD(S) that was founded by former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. It is the party of farmers. The … Read more
The Congress on October 23 night declared its candidate for the last remaining assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh, Amla in Betul district. But, with a bureaucrat tipped to be the party nominee not getting the government’s nod in time to quit service, the ticket has gone to someone else for the next month’s polls. The … Read more
In all, 2,613 candidates are in the fray for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls after the last date for withdrawal of nominations on Monday. According to the final list of candidates shared by the Election Commission, 185 women candidates and one from the ‘Others’ category are contesting. Of 3,130 candidates, who filed valid nomination … Read more
Ramakka T | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Ramakka T., a candidate of the Desh Prem Party who has filed her nomination papers for the Kampli Assembly constituency in Ballari district, is the only third gender candidate contesting in the Karnataka Assembly elections this time. Ms. Ramakka, 59, a native of Badanahatti village in Kurugod taluk … Read more