Kannur (Kerala), Mar 17 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday carried out a massive roadshow in his Assembly constituency Dharmadam, launching his campaign for the high-stakes April 9 polls.
Hundreds of party workers gathered at the international airport in Mattannur here to receive the CM and accorded him a warm reception.
Later, they accompanied him in the roadshow on two-wheelers and other vehicles that began from the airport.
The party activists and local leaders took part in the massive vehicle rally raising slogans and showing party flags in their vehicles.
It was for the first time that Vijayan was arriving in the party’s stronghold Kannur after the declaration of the election schedule.
Thus, the roadshow became the launch of his official poll campaigning.
A huge gathering of local people including women could be seen waiting on roadside when he arrived at his home turf.
Some elderly supporters were standing holding the CM’s pictures at Pinarayi.
Vijayan, accompanied by his wife Kamala and other leaders including CPI (M) district secretary K K Ragesh, engaged in warm conversation with all of them.
An excited party worker said that Vijayan would retain the constituency with a resounding majority of one lakh votes in the upcoming polls.
Vijayan is expected to take part in various campaign programmes in the coming days.
The CM arrived in the district hours after the party district leadership expelled veteran leader T K Govindan who had protested against the candidature of CPI (M) state secretary M V Govindan’s wife T K Shyamala in Taliparamba constituency.
Dharmadam Assembly constituency, a known left bastion, comprises the panchayats of Chembilode, Kadambur, Peralassery, Dharmadam, Pinarayi, Muzhappilangad, Vengad and Ancharakandi.
Formed in 2008, it has a total of 1,93,486 voters as per the 2021 electoral rolls.
Vijayan had secured 95,522 votes in the 2021 Assembly elections. He had a massive margin of over 50,000 votes against his nearest rival C Raghunathan of the Congress party. PTI LGK SA
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