Kerala Elections: Pinarayi Vijayan will contest from Kannur s Dharmadam constituency. (File)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala:
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and six of his cabinet colleagues have been fielded by the ruling CPI(M) for the April 6 state assembly elections, while Finance Minister Thomas Issac has been denied
a ticket this time.
The party on Wednesday released the list of 83 of its 85 candidates including nine CPI(M) supported independents.
Health Minister KK Shailaja, Labour Minister TP Ramakrishnan, Power Minister M M Mani, Devaswom Minister Kadakkampally Surendran, Fisheries Minister Mercykutty Amma and Local Self Government minister AC Moideen are trying their luck once again.