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As polls near, parties weigh women candidates in Kozhikode

Published - January 24, 2026 08:14 pm IST - KOZHIKODE As the Assembly elections draw nearer, major coalitions in Kozhikode are elevating high-profile women candidates not merely for optics, but to widen voter appeal and sharpen their electoral pitch. In the 2021 Assembly elections, Kozhikode witnessed a limited yet symbolically significant presence of women candidates. The victories of CPI(M) nominee Kanathil Jameela in Koyilandy and Revolutionary Marxist Party of India (RMPI) leader K. K.

As polls near, parties weigh women candidates in Kozhikode

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Key Highlights

  • Rema in Vadakara, both against male opponents, stood out in an otherwise male-dominated electoral landscape.
  • However, Ms.
  • Jameela’s death in November 2025 has left Ms.
  • Rema as the district’s sole woman MLA.
  • At the same time, the defeats of Noorbeena Rasheed, fielded by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) from Kozhikode South, and Navya Haridas, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the same constituency, highlighted the limits of nomination-driven representation.
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