Fifteen years ago Pattambi used to be the stronghold of Left. However, the Congress has been winning the seat since 2001. While the Congress has once again fielded its sitting legislator C.P. Mohammed to contest the Pattambi seat in 2016 assembly elections, JNU student leader Mohammed Mohsin is the LDF nominee representing the Communist party of India. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not have much of a presence in the constituency.
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