Eight more candidates filed their nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections in the Palakkad and Alathur constituencies on Wednesday.
In the Alathur constituency, Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] candidate and Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes K. Radhakrishnan and his dummy candidate V. Ponnukuttan; Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate T.N. Sarasu; and Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Hari Arumbil; submitted their nominations to Additional District Magistrate (ADM) C. Biju.
In the Palakkad constituency, Congress candidate and sitting MP V.K. Sreekandan, Independent candidate N.S.K. Puram Sasikumar, All India MGR Jananayaka Kakshi candidate C. Rajamanikyam, and Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha candidate K. Rajesh submitted their nominations to District Collector S. Chithra.