In 2015 local body elections, Neyyattinkara municipality, which forms part of the Neyyattinkara assembly constituency, was wrested by the LDF from the UDF. The BJP’s vote share in that election rose five times. In that Neyyattinkara is all set from a triangular contest in the 2016 assembly elections. While sitting Congress MLA R. Selvaraj is the nominee of the United Democratic Front, K Ansalan of the CPIM is the LDF candidate.
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