<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Senior CPI (M) leader and Kerala Devaswom Minister K Radhakrishan, CPI national executive member Annie Raja and BJP national secretary Anil Antony were among the prominent contestants who filed their nominations in Kerala for the upcoming <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/lok-sabha-elections">Lok Sabha polls </a>on Wednesday.</p><p>While Radhakrishnan is contesting from Alathur in northern Palakkad district, Raja and Antony are fielded in Wayanad and Pathanamthitta constituencies, respectively. Kerala will go to polls on April 26.</p><p>Sitting Congress MPs Rajmohan Unnithan and Benny Behannan, who will contest again from Kasaragod and Chalakudy, respectively, CPI (M) nominee in Ernakulam constituency K J Shine and LDF candidate in Ponnani K S Hamsa also filed the nominations today morning.</p>.<p>Senior IUML leader and sitting MP E T Mohammed Basheer who changed his constituency to Malappuram this time, also filed the nomination before the district collector, given that there is just one day left for the deadline.</p><p>Minister Radhakrishnan was accompanied by his cabinet colleagues M B Rajesh and K Krishnankutty and other prominent leaders of the Palakkad district when he arrived to file the nomination papers.</p><p>Shine, a first-timer in the parliamentary elections, exuded confidence about her victory and said her years-long experience of working at the grassroots level would help to win the hearts of voters.</p>.Assam CPI(M) lends support to Gaurav Gogoi of Congress, AJP's Lurinjyoti Gogoi.<p>"The guarantee of the LDF is to ensure a socio-political and financial situation in the country to lead a peaceful life enjoying the rights guaranteed by the Constitution," she told reporters later.</p><p>The last date for filing nomination papers is April 4, the Election Commission notification for the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls said.</p><p>The nominations would be scrutinised on April 5, and April 8 is the last date for withdrawal, the notification said.</p><p>The Lok Sabha polls across the country are scheduled to be held in seven phases starting April 19. The counting of votes will take place on June 4. </p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Senior CPI (M) leader and Kerala Devaswom Minister K Radhakrishan, CPI national executive member Annie Raja and BJP national secretary Anil Antony were among the prominent contestants who filed their nominations in Kerala for the upcoming <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/lok-sabha-elections">Lok Sabha polls </a>on Wednesday.</p><p>While Radhakrishnan is contesting from Alathur in northern Palakkad district, Raja and Antony are fielded in Wayanad and Pathanamthitta constituencies, respectively. Kerala will go to polls on April 26.</p><p>Sitting Congress MPs Rajmohan Unnithan and Benny Behannan, who will contest again from Kasaragod and Chalakudy, respectively, CPI (M) nominee in Ernakulam constituency K J Shine and LDF candidate in Ponnani K S Hamsa also filed the nominations today morning.</p>.<p>Senior IUML leader and sitting MP E T Mohammed Basheer who changed his constituency to Malappuram this time, also filed the nomination before the district collector, given that there is just one day left for the deadline.</p><p>Minister Radhakrishnan was accompanied by his cabinet colleagues M B Rajesh and K Krishnankutty and other prominent leaders of the Palakkad district when he arrived to file the nomination papers.</p><p>Shine, a first-timer in the parliamentary elections, exuded confidence about her victory and said her years-long experience of working at the grassroots level would help to win the hearts of voters.</p>.Assam CPI(M) lends support to Gaurav Gogoi of Congress, AJP's Lurinjyoti Gogoi.<p>"The guarantee of the LDF is to ensure a socio-political and financial situation in the country to lead a peaceful life enjoying the rights guaranteed by the Constitution," she told reporters later.</p><p>The last date for filing nomination papers is April 4, the Election Commission notification for the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls said.</p><p>The nominations would be scrutinised on April 5, and April 8 is the last date for withdrawal, the notification said.</p><p>The Lok Sabha polls across the country are scheduled to be held in seven phases starting April 19. The counting of votes will take place on June 4. </p>