An intense contest is in the offing in Mannarkkad assembly constituency in 2016 assembly polls. While the Indian Union Muslim league (IUML), a constituent of the United Democratic Front (UDF) has once again nominated its sitting MLA N Shamsuddin to contest the seat in 2016 elections, K P Suresh Raj, son of veteran CPI leader U. Madhavan, is the nominee of the Left Democratic Front (LDF). The Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) is contesting the seat on behalf of the BJP led NDA and has nominated Kesavade Pudumana.
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