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Veteran and newcomer in fight for coastal seat Updated: Updated: March 12, 2021 01:04 IST RSP’s Shibu Baby John to take on first-timer Sujith Vijayan, a Left Democratic Front Independent Share Article AAA RSP’s Shibu Baby John to take on first-timer Sujith Vijayan, a Left Democratic Front Independent A former Minister pitted against a first-timer Chavara is all set to witness an interesting electoral battle between Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) stalwart Shibu Baby John and Sujith Vijayan, LDF Independent and the son of the late MLA N. Vijayan Pillai. In nine out of the 10 Assembly polls since the formation of the constituency in 1977, Chavara has stood with the RSP and it is no secret that the party enjoys a massive vote base there. But in 2016, the segment threw in a surprise when Communist Marxist Party (CMP) candidate and Left Democratic Front ally N. Vijayan Pillai defeated Mr. John by a margin of 6,189 votes in the RSP stronghol ....