A three-cornered fight likely this time in the Kozhikode North Assembly constituency that has clearly turned left for a while now
After a long period, the prestigious Kozhikode North Assembly constituency is likely witnessing a three-cornered contest this time, thanks to the profile of the three candidates — Thottathil Raveendran of the CPI (M), BJP State general secretary M. T. Ramesh and K.M. Abhijith of the Congress.
Mr. Raveendran is a two-time mayor of Kozhikode and had an impeccable record as chairman of Guruvayur Devaswom Board. Mr. Ramesh is a familiar face of his party in Kerala’s political space, while Mr. Abhijith, perhaps the youngest contestant in this election at 26 years of age, is the State president of the Kerala Students’ Union.
In the last two elections, the CPI(M)’s popular legislator A. Pradeepkumar seemed invincible since his successful and maiden electoral run in the constituency, the erstwhile Kozhikode-I, against Congress leader A. Sujanapal in…