4 former legislators, who had made a mark as members of the Meeting, are within the fray within the upcoming native physique elections within the State.
The previous Congress legislators Anil Akkara, who represented the Wadakkanchery Meeting constituency in Thrissur district in 2016, and KS Sabarinadhan, who was elected from the Aruvikkara constituency in Thiruvananthapuram in 2015; Communist Social gathering of India (CPI) chief R. Lathadevi who was the MLA of Chadayamangalam in 1996; and Communist Social gathering of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) veteran Okay. Rajagopal who gained the Aranmula seat in Pathanamthitta in 2006; are in search of standard mandate in native our bodies this time.
Mr. Akkara and Mr. Rajagopal are not any novices with regards to native physique polls, as they’ve gained the polls earlier and even led their respective native our bodies.
Mr. Akkara, who’s contesting from the Sanskrit Faculty ward of the Adat grama panchayat, had led the native physique for 2 consecutive phrases from 2000 to 2010 as its president. Mr. Akkara, a resident of the ward from which he’s contesting, was elected the consultant of the ward means again in 2005 and by no means needed to look again. “I yielded to standard demand and determined to return to the native physique elections,” he stated.
Mr. Rajagopal, who’s in search of recent mandate from the Maramon ward of the Mezhuveli grama panchayat, had served because the vice-president of the native physique in 1979 and as its president in 1988.
Referred to as again
Mr. Rajagopal, who retired from energetic politics on attaining 75 years in December final 12 months, was recalled to electoral politics. It seems that his acceptance among the many voters labored in his favor and prompted the CPI(M) to subject him as a candidate. “After relinquishing organizational tasks, I used to be concentrating on the commerce union sector. The celebration requested me to contest the election, and I obliged,” stated Mr. Rajagopal, who claimed to personally know nearly all the 1,000 voters of the ward, besides a number of younger voters.
In her maiden innings within the native physique elections, Ms. Lathadevi is contesting because the Left Democratic Entrance (LDF) candidate within the Chadayamangalam division of the Kollam district panchayat. To her, contesting from Chadayamangalam is akin to homecoming. “I belong to this place the place numerous my buddies, colleagues and members of the family reside. All of the grama panchayats within the area fall beneath the Chadayamangalam constituency which I represented beforehand. Successful the election means a chance to serve the folks,” stated Ms. Lathadevi. There are round 90,000 voters within the division.
To regain misplaced floor
Mr. Sabarinadhan is the United Democratic Entrance (UDF) candidate within the Kowdiar ward of the Thiruvananthapuram metropolis Company. The Congress pins its hopes on him to regain its misplaced political glory within the metropolis Company of the State capital. The previous legislator has been pitched because the Mayoral candidate of the celebration. “I really feel I’m wired for social service. Therefore, contesting from an Meeting seat or the ward of a civic physique does not make a lot of a distinction to me,” he stated.
Printed – November 22, 2025 09:03 am IST