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Will Cong s Dharmajan make impact in Left stronghold Balusseri
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Dharmajan is a surprise candidate from the grand old party at the reserved for scheduled caste constituency under the Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency.
Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 (IANS) By choosing comedian Dharmajan Bolgatty the Congress wants to ensure a comfortable position at the Balusseri assembly constituency that has always been a Left stronghold.
Dharmajan is a surprise candidate from the grand old party at the reserved for scheduled caste constituency under the Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency.
In Balussery, only ‘socialist candidates’ make the grade
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Constituency elected A.C. Shanmughadas seven times
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Constituency elected A.C. Shanmughadas seven times
Balussery has been a socialist fortress, whichever front the winning candidate belonged to. The trend started with the socialists in the Congress but later shifted to the Left, as the socialists switched their allegiance to the LDF.
It is particularly noted for sending A.C. Shanmughadas to the Assembly for no less than seven times. He won as a Congress candidate in 1970. But in 1980, he was part of the socialist faction of the Congress which had joined the Left bandwagon. By 2001, the group had merged with the NCP. After Shanmughadas, A.K. Saseendran maintained the legacy for another term. But when the constituency was reserved for Scheduled Castes after the delimitation in 2010, the CPI(M) took over the seat from the NCP in exchange for the newly formed Elathur constituency. Since the
Discontent in Congress over move to field Dharmajan in Balussery
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Party workers want active leaders from constituency to be considered
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Party workers want active leaders from constituency to be considered
A section of Indian National Congress (INC) workers has approached the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) opposing the move to field film actor Dharmajan Bolgatty in the Balussery Assembly constituency.
In a letter reportedly sent to KPCC president Mullappally Ramachandran, they claimed that the move would only weaken the Congress and kindle unrest among active workers.
The irked INC workers also argued that Mr. Dharmajan’s candidature would backfire as voters were aware of the police interrogation he had undergone in connection with the actress assault case. They also demanded that an active Congress leader from the constituency be fielded to fulfil the voters’ wish. The last time, the constituency was allotted to the Indian Union M
It was the first discussion initiated by the state government since protest began on Jan 26
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Shashi Tharoor, MP, interacting with protesting job aspirants in front of the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuramon Saturday | Vincent Pulickal By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After the talks with the government representatives failed on Saturday, the job aspirants figuring in the PSC ranklist decided to continue their protest saying they have not got any assurance in writing. Home Secretary T K Jose and ADGP (headquarters) Manoj Abraham held talks with the representatives of the aspirants in the rank lists for last grade servant and civil police officer.It was the first discussion initiated by the state government with the protesters.