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In Azhikode, there’s always room for surprise
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Delimitation changed profile of constituency, which used to be Left bastion
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Delimitation changed profile of constituency, which used to be Left bastion Azhikode used to be a stronghold of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] till the last delimitation changed its electoral profile. The party still has a strong base in the constituency. But, Azhikode has a history of throwing up surprises.
With the CPI(M) setting its eyes on recapturing the Azhikode seat from the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a close battle is expected in the upcoming Assembly election. The IUML’s K.M. Shaji won the seat from the CPI(M) in 2011 by a margin of 493 votes and increased his margin to 2,287 in 2016. After his expulsion from the CPI(M), M.V. Raghavan, who had contested as an Independent candidate with the support of the United Democratic Front (UDF), won the seat in 1987, breaking the constituency’s
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