The Congress party has announced its candidates for 16 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala.
The list was announced by Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal at a press conference in New Delhi today.
The list includes names of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, KPCC president K Sudhakaran, Sashi Tharoor and KC Venugopal.
K Muraleedharan, MP will contest from Thrissur instead of Vadakara. In Vatakara, Palakkad MLA Shafi Parambil has been nominated.
In Thrissur, Murlalidharan will take on BJP’s actor-turned politician Suresh Gopi and CPI leader VS Sunil Kumar.
Rahul Gandhi has been fielded in Wayanad constituency, while KC Venugopal will contest from in Alappuzha.
Congress Candidates
Thiruvananthapuram: Shashi Tharoor
Attingal: Adoor Prakash
Alappuzha: KC Venugopal
Mavelikara: Kodikunnil Suresh
Idukki: Dean Kuriakose
Pathanamthitta: Anto Antony
Ernakulam: Hibi Eden
Chalakudy: Benny Behanan
Alathur: Ramya Haridas
Palakkad: VK Sreekandan
Thrissur: K Muraleedharan
Kozhikode: MK Raghavan
Wayanad: Rahul Gandhi
Vadakara: Shafi Parambil
Kannur: K Sudhakaran
Kasaragod: Rajmohan Unnithan