Thrissur (Kerala), March 9 The CPI's candidate selection process has become turbulent, with sitting Dalit MLA C C Mukundan from Nattika openly declaring on Monday that he would contest as an independent following reports that he was denied a party ticket for the upcoming Assembly elections.
The CPI has almost finalized candidate selection for the 25 seats it contests as part of the LDF, and reports indicate that former MLA Geetha Gopi may be fielded from Nattika instead of Mukundan.
Nattika is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in Thrissur district and a stronghold of the CPI, having won the Assembly seat there for several years.
Mukundan is widely accepted by voters due to his clean image in the constituency.
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