1,203 contenders for 140 seats in Kerala

NEW DELHI: A total of 1,203 contestants are competing for the 140 Assembly seats in Kerala, according to the Election Commission. As per their figures, the state has 2,61,06,422 registered voters, with the maximum candidates for Poonjar segment. While no political party is contesting for all the seats, the Bharatiya Janta Party has fielded the maximum, with 98 candidates, followed by Congress and Communist Party of India with 87 and 85 candidates respectively. Other parties in the line are Bahujan Samaj Party, Communist Party of India, Indian Union Muslim League, Kerala Congress-Mani, Nationalist Congress Party, Janata Dal-Secular, and Revolutionary Socialist Party. Besides them, there are 782 Independents, and others.