Palakkad, March 21 -- Independent candidate backed by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) for the Palakkad Assembly constituency, NMR Razak, on Saturday filed his nomination papers ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections 2026.

The 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on April 9, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on March 15, with the counting of votes scheduled to take place on May 4. The tenure of the current assembly is scheduled to end on May 23.

Earlier in the day, the Kerala Health Minister and LDF candidate Veena George also filed her nomination papers for the Aranmula Assembly constituency at the Pathanamthitta Collectorate.

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