Kerala Assembly elections: Pinarayi Vijayan files nomination in Dharmadom

For the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Dharmadom in Kannur is its invincible bastion where none other than its polit bureau member and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is seeking re-election. While the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front's (LDF) election campaign in the constituency is already under way, the United Democratic Front (UDF) is yet to commence election work there even as uncertainty continues over its candidature in the segment. The Chief Minister, who is contesting from Dharmadom for the second time, filed his nomination papers at the Collectorate here on Monday. Deemed a pocket borough of the CPI(M), Dharmadom epitomises for the party its sense of certainty about continuity of the LDF government.