<p class="title">The CPI state leadership in Kerala has proposed veteran leader C Divakaran as the Left Democratic Front’s candidate for the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Thiruvananthapuram constituency assumes much significance as Congress's high profile candidate Shashi Tharoor is eyeing a hat-trick in the seat and the BJP has high hopes of opening its account to the Lok Sabha from Kerala by winning from Thiruvananthapuram.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The CPI Kerala leadership that met on Monday denied seat to its lone sitting MP C N Jayadevan and finalised candidates for all its four seats in Kerala. The central leadership will have to clear the proposals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Names of CPI national leader Annie Raja and party's Kerala state secretary Kanam Rajendran were also considered for the Thiruvananthapuram constituency.</p>.<p class="bodytext">C Divakaran is at present the MLA from Nedumangad in Thiruvananthapuram district and a former minister.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Former MLA Rajaji Mathew Thomas's name was proposed for Thrissur to replace Jayadevan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The MP's unsatisfactory performance is said to be reason for his replacement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chittayam Gopakumar, who is a sitting MLA, was proposed for the Mavelikkara constituency, where Congress's sitting MP Kodikunnil Suresh is likely to contest again.</p>.<p class="bodytext">P P Suneer will be contesting from the Wayand seat, which is vacant following the death of Congress MP M I Shanavas.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Political analysts feel that C Divakaran could give a good fight to the Congress and the BJP as he is a seasoned politician and got a good local connect.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He may even get the advantage of a possible split in the vote bank of the Congress if the BJP puts up a good fight highlighting the Sabarimala women entry row and the economic reservation to the upper class communities.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BJP is yet to finalise the candidate for Thiruvananthapuram, even as Mizoram Governor and party's former state president Kummanam Rajasekharan is among the probables.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Congress is also yet to formally announce the candidate, though Tharoor seems to be the obvious choice.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In 2014, CPI fielded a not-so-popular Bennet Abraham in Thiruvananthapuram, who came in third after both the Congress and the BJP.</p>
<p class="title">The CPI state leadership in Kerala has proposed veteran leader C Divakaran as the Left Democratic Front’s candidate for the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Thiruvananthapuram constituency assumes much significance as Congress's high profile candidate Shashi Tharoor is eyeing a hat-trick in the seat and the BJP has high hopes of opening its account to the Lok Sabha from Kerala by winning from Thiruvananthapuram.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The CPI Kerala leadership that met on Monday denied seat to its lone sitting MP C N Jayadevan and finalised candidates for all its four seats in Kerala. The central leadership will have to clear the proposals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Names of CPI national leader Annie Raja and party's Kerala state secretary Kanam Rajendran were also considered for the Thiruvananthapuram constituency.</p>.<p class="bodytext">C Divakaran is at present the MLA from Nedumangad in Thiruvananthapuram district and a former minister.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Former MLA Rajaji Mathew Thomas's name was proposed for Thrissur to replace Jayadevan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The MP's unsatisfactory performance is said to be reason for his replacement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chittayam Gopakumar, who is a sitting MLA, was proposed for the Mavelikkara constituency, where Congress's sitting MP Kodikunnil Suresh is likely to contest again.</p>.<p class="bodytext">P P Suneer will be contesting from the Wayand seat, which is vacant following the death of Congress MP M I Shanavas.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Political analysts feel that C Divakaran could give a good fight to the Congress and the BJP as he is a seasoned politician and got a good local connect.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He may even get the advantage of a possible split in the vote bank of the Congress if the BJP puts up a good fight highlighting the Sabarimala women entry row and the economic reservation to the upper class communities.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BJP is yet to finalise the candidate for Thiruvananthapuram, even as Mizoram Governor and party's former state president Kummanam Rajasekharan is among the probables.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Congress is also yet to formally announce the candidate, though Tharoor seems to be the obvious choice.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In 2014, CPI fielded a not-so-popular Bennet Abraham in Thiruvananthapuram, who came in third after both the Congress and the BJP.</p>
