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Only two candidates file nominations in Kozhikode district

Only two persons have filed their nomination papers as candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in Kozhikode district so far, even as the nominations close on April 4.

Most of the major party candidates for the Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency, including the Left Democratic Front (LDF) nominee Elamaram Kareem and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee M.T. Ramesh, are yet to file the nominations. M.K. Raghavan, the United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate, filed his nominations on Saturday.

M. Jyothiraj of Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) is the only other person who has filed nominations in the district. He is contesting from the Kozhikode Lok Sabha segment. The major candidates for the Vadakara Lok Sabha constituency such as LDF nominee K.K. Shailaja, UDF nominee Shafi Parambil and NDA nominee C.R. Praphul Krishanan are also to file their nominations in the coming days.

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