Alappuzha: No man or woman can beat the record of this candidate who has joined the trial of strength in Chengannur. Dr K. Padmarajan of Selam, who has entered the Limca Book of records for contesting the most number of elections in the country, filed his papers before the RDO on Thursday, as soon as the election notification was issued. He was the first to file the nomination for his 196th contest.
The candidates of major political fronts will submit their nominations by next week. UDF candidate D. Vijayakumar and NDA’s P.S. Sreedharan Pillai will file their papers on May 7 while LDF candidate Saji Cheriyan will do it on May 9.
A control room has been opened to monitor the violation of poll code, which can be reported to the toll-free number 1800 425 0228.
