The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released its second list of 39 candidates ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections.
BJP has announced candidates for 39 assembly constituencies including Malappuram, Kasaragod, Alappuzha, Kollam and Ernakulam. In the second list, six women candidates have been included, taking the total number of women nominees named so far to 13.
Earlier on March 16, BJP announced its first list of 47 candidates. Among some notable names in that list were Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who has been fielded from the Nemom Assembly seat, former union minister V Muraleedharan from Kazhakoottam and George Kurian, fielded from Kanjirappally.
The 140-member Kerala Assembly will go to polls in a single phase on April 9 and results will be announced on May 4. The term of the current Kerala Assembly will end on May 23.
Check the full list here:
| Sl. | Assembly No. & Name | Name of the Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 - Kasaragod | Smt. Ashwini M.L. |
| 2 | 7 - Kalliasseri | Shri A.V. Sanil Kumar |
| 3 | 8 - Taliparamba | Shri N. Haridas |
| 4 | 12 - Dharmadam | Shri K. Ranjith |
| 5 | 13 - Thalassery | Shri O. Nidheesh |
| 6 | 14 - Kuthuparamba | Adv. Shijilal |
| 7 | 15 - Mattannur | Shri Biju Elakkuzhi |
| 8 | 19 - Kalpetta | Shri Prasanth Malavayal |
| 9 | 33 - Kondotty | Shri P. Subrahmanian |
| 10 | 34 - Ernad | Adv. N. Sreeprakash |
| 11 | 37 - Manjeri | Smt. Pathmasree M. |
| 12 | 38 - Perinthalmanna | Adv. K.P. Balaraj |
| 13 | 39 - Mankada | Shri Lijoy Paul |
| 14 | 40 - Malappuram | Smt. Ashwathy Guptha Kumar |
| 15 | 41 - Vengara | Shri Jayakrishnan V.N. |
| 16 | 42 - Vallikkunnu | Shri M. Preman Master |
| 17 | 43 - Tirurangadi | Shri Riju C. Raghav |
| 18 | 44 - Tanur | Smt. Deepa Puzhakkal |
| 19 | 45 - Tirur | Shri K. Narayanan Master |
| 20 | 47 - Thavanur | Shri Ravi Thelath |
| 21 | 49 - Thrithala | Shri V. Unnikrishnan Master |
| 22 | 50 - Pattambi | Adv. P. Manoj |
| 23 | 53 - Kongad (SC) | Smt. Renu Suresh |
| 24 | 57 - Tarur (SC) | Shri Suresh Babu |
| 25 | 58 - Chittur | Shri Pranesh Rajendran |
| 26 | 60 - Alathur | Shri K.V. Prasanna Kumar |
| 27 | 63 - Guruvayoor | Adv. B. Gopalakrishnan |
| 28 | 65 - Wadakkanchery | Adv. T.S. Ullas Babu |
| 29 | 66 - Ollur | Shri Bijoy Thomas |
| 30 | 68 - Nattika (SC) | Shri C.C. Mukundan |
| 31 | 71 - Pudukad | Shri A. Nagesh |
| 32 | 76 - Aluva | Shri M.A. Brahmaraj |
| 33 | 78 - Paravur | Smt. Vathsala Prasanna Kumar |
| 34 | 82 - Ernakulam | Shri P.R. Sivasankar |
| 35 | 99 - Changanassery | Shri B. Radhakrishna Menon |
| 36 | 104 - Alappuzha | Shri M.J. Job |
| 37 | 113 - Aranmula | Shri Kummanam Rajasekharan |
| 38 | 123 - Kundara | Dr. Robin Radhakrishnan (Robin RB) |
| 39 | 124 - Kollam | Dr. N. Prathap Kumar |
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