Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 -- The deadline for filing nominations for the Kerala, Assam and Puducherry Assembly elections ended on Monday, as politics in the States and Union Territory heat-up.

A total of 2039 nomination papers were submitted by 1202 candidates across all 140 constituencies in Kerala, officials said. In the 2021 polls, Kerala had a total of 957 candidates.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate K Ranjith today filed his nomination from the Dharmadam constituency in Kannur district to contest against the Chief Minister and sitting MLA Pinarayi Vijayan. MV Gopakumar, the BJP candidate for the Chengannur Assembly constituency, submitted his nomination in the presence of Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai.

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