The 2016 assembly election to Cherthala will witness a keen contest between the United Democratic Front (UDF) and Left Democratic Front (LDF). This is evident from the fact that though held by LDF, UDF Lok Sabha candidate from Alappuzha K.C. Venugopal secured a lead of 1,349 votes over his LDF rival C.B. Chandrababu in the Cherthala Assembly segment in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Bharatiya Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS), an alliance partner of the BJP, has the potential of denting the prospects of the LDF.
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