List of UDF & LDF Candidates from Ernakulam District
The list of Candidates from Alapuzha, Idukki Districts of the U D F & L D F Groups are given below. I will be adding some more Districts namely Idukki, Ernakulam, Kannur etc with the photos of the candidates to the list or make an attachment to this post.
Ernakulam District
Constituency & Group: Aaluva -UDF -INC. Name of Candidate: Anwar Sadat
Present Activity: Youth Congress State Secretary; Nedumbassery in District Panchayat member
Past Activities: KSU Activist;
Election Contests: Panchayat memberConstituency & Group: Aluva –LDF -CPI-M. Name of Candidate: A M Yusaf
Age/DOB: 60years
Present Activity: CPI-M Kalamasseri Committee Member; Party's Agriculture area president; CITU Dst Committee Member; Office bearer of several trade unions.
Past Activities: Municipal Chairman
Election Contests: sitting M L A - AaluvaConstituency & Group: Ankamaly – UDF - Congress (Jacob)
Name of Candidate: Johnny Nelloor
Present Activity: Chairman Kerala Congress (J)Constituency & Group: Ankamaly –LDF –JD-s
Name of Candidate: Jose Thettayil
Education: Law Graduate
Present Activity: Transport Minister from August 2009; cinema critic and Director of Documentaries; Chairman Kerala Congress (J)
Past Activities: KSU activist ; Chairman of Ankamaly Municipality during 1989-90; written a book by the name Cinema and Politics; pleader Kerala H C and legal advisor to Government Undertakings like KSRTC.
Election Contests: Elected to the Assembly as JD-S candidate in 2005.Constituency & Group: Ernakulam – UDF - INC
Name of Candidate: Hibi Eden S/ Ex MP George Eden
Education: degree
Present Activity: State President NSU
Election Contests: Contesting for the first time as MLAConstituency & Group: Ernakulam – LDF – Ind CPI-M
Name of Candidate: Dr Sebastian Paul
Education: Law graduate
Present Activity: Practicing Advocate in H C & SC;
Past Activities: Media observer, writer and Press Council Member
Election Contests: elected as Member of Parliament in 1997, 2003 & 2004 elections; MLA in the 98 bye electionConstituency & Group: Kalamasseri – UDF - IUML
Name of Candidate: V. K. Ebrahim Kunju
Present Activity: Muslim league district president and member of several trade unions.
Past Activities: Ex Industry Minister
Election Contests: MLA from Mattanchery in 2001, 2005-2006Constituency & Group: Kalamasseri – LDF - CPI –M
Name of Candidate: K Chandran Pilla
Education: Degree
Present Activity: CPI-M State Committee Member, CITU State Secretary, coordinator of P S U Labour Unions.
Past Activities: DYFI state committee member; Ex Rajya Sabha Member from 2003 to 209Constituency & Group: Kochi – UDF - INC
Name of Candidate: Dominic Presentation
Present Activity: Opposition Leader of Kochi Corporation
Past Activities: Won 3 times from Palluruti. Was a Minister in 2004
Election Contests: M L A 3 times from PallurutiConstituency & Group: Kochi – LDF - CPI-M
Name of Candidate: M C Josephine
Age/DOB: 62 years Education: Post Graduate
Present Activity: Chair Person of JCDI. Central Committee member of CPI-M.
Past Activities: Chairperson for Women Development Corporation and Ankamaly City Councilor. Vice president of All India Democratic Ladies AssociationConstituency & Group: Kothamangalam – UDF – K C (M)
Name of Candidate: T.U. Kuruvilla Joined K C (M)Constituency & Group: Kothamangalam – LDF – Kerala Congress
Name of Candidate: Zkaria Thomas
Age/DOB: 64
Present Activity: Chairman – Kerala Congress. Honorary post of Commander from Patriyarkees Bava.
Past Activities: Represented twice to Lok Sabha from Kotayam; General Secretary and Vice Chairman of undivided Kerala Congress
Election Contests: First time contesting to Assembly seatConstituency & Group: Kunnathunad – UDF - INC
Name of Candidate: V.P.Sajeendran
Education: Law Graduate
Present Activity: KPCC and AICC executive member.
Past Activities: KPCC Secretary. Active in KSU.Constituency & Group: Kunnathunad – LDF - CPI-M
Name of Candidate: M A Surendran
Age/DOB: 43 years. Education: Post Graduate.
Present Activity: President of various unions and CPI-M Kolancheri Area committee member
Past Activities: member of Dst Panchayath Constituency & Group: Muvattupuzha – UDF - INC
Name of Candidate: Joseph Vazhakkan
Present Activity: KPCC General Secretary and AICC Member
Past Activities: KSU State President, General Secretary State Youth Congress.
Constituency & Group: Muvattupuzha – LDF - CPI
Name of Candidate: Babu Paul
Age/DOB: 55 years
Present Activity: office bearers of many employees unions. MLA from Muvattupuzha from 2006
Past Activities: Ernakulam Dst executive member. Asst Secretary of the Dst and Secretary of Muvattupuzha constituency of CPI. the Ernakulam Dst Co-op Bank Board member, State Co-op Bank Vice Chairman, President of Circle co-op union. Constituency & Group: Paravoor – UDF - INC
Name of Candidate: V.D. Satheeshan
Present Activity: Famous for exposing Lottery scam of the LDF regime
Past Activities: KSU and was NSU secretary
Election Contests: MLA in 2001Constituency & Group: Paravoor – LDF - CPI
Name of Candidate: Panniyan Ravindran
Education: primary school education
Past Activities: Beedi Worker Union. Jailed for agitation on Bank Nationalisation. AIYF President, Azhikod Division standing committee Chairman and CPI Kannur Dst Secretary.
Election Contests: M P from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha ConstituencyConstituency & Group: Perumbavoor - UDF - INC
Name of Candidate: Jaison Joseph
Education: Law Graduate
Present Activity: Advocate in High court
Past Activities: Students movements & was MG Union General Secretary.Constituency & Group: Perumbavoor – LDF – CPI-M
Name of Candidate: Saju Paul/
Age/DOB: 45 years. Education: graducate
Present Activity: MLA of Perumbavoor. Perumbavoor area committee member of CPI-m. President of many unions and Secretary of HMT employees UnionConstituency & Group: Piravam – UDF – K C (J)
Name of Candidate: .M.Jacob
Past Activities: 7 time MLA, represented Piravam in 1977 & 91; won in 1980, 82, 87 from Kothamangalam, 3 time Minister Constituency & Group: Piravam – LDF – CPI-M
Name of Candidate: M J Jacob
Age/DOB: 62 years. Education: Post Graduate in English Literature.
Past Activities: Regional Manager of FACT; chairman of Dst panchayath's standing committee on welfare and was president of the panchayath.
Election Contests: MLA from PiravamConstituency & Group: Thrikkakkara – UDF - INC
Name of Candidate: Benny Behanan
Present Activity: AICC member, and Thrissur DCC president.
Past Activities: KPCC General Secretary for 17 years
Election Contests: MLA from Piravam in 1982Constituency & Group: Thrikkakkara – LDF - CPI- M
Name of Candidate: M E Hasanar
Age/DOB: 60 years. Education: Degree
Present Activity: CPI-M area committee member of Kalamasseri. Active in Co-operative
Past Activities: president of Thrikkakkara Panchayath for 12 years.
Election Contests:
Was Active in Co-operative movement.Constituency & Group: Thripunithura – UDF - INC
Name of Candidate: K. Babu
Past Activities: students union; KPCC Secretary.
Election Contests: Since 1991 he is MLAConstituency & Group: Thripunithura – LDF - CPI-M
Name of Candidate: C M Dines Mani
Age/DOB: 61 years
Present Activity: Member of CPI-M State Committee. of Indal Aluminum Factory Union and Building workers Dst union
Past Activities: Ex Mayor of Kochi Municipal Corporation; was active in KSYF
Election Contests: MLA from PallurutiConstituency & Group: Vypeen – UDF - INC
Name of Candidate: Ajay Tharayil
Age/DOB: not available
Native Place: Muthakunnam P.O, North Parur
Education:
Present Activity: KPCC General Secretary, Youth Congress member
Past Activities:
Election Contests: Constituency & Group: Vypeen – LDF – CPI-M
Name of Candidate: S Sarma
Age/DOB: 57 years
Present Activity: Minister of Fisheries Registratin; Member of CPI-M State Committee
Past Activities: Ex Electricity Minister
Election Contests: 3 times he has represented Vadakkekara Constituency
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