Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan filed his nomination papers as the Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate in Dharmadam Assembly constituency in Kannur district on Thursday.
Chief minister Vijayan, the first candidate of a major party to file nomination for the upcoming assembly polls, submitted the papers before Returning Officer Sachin Krishna at the Sub-Registrar Office in Thalassery around 11 am.
The chief minister was accompanied by his Communist Party of India (Marxist) colleagues EP Jayarajan, AN Shamseer, KK Rajesh and P Sasi.
Vijayan submitted the nomination papers on the 28th death anniversary of EMS Namboodiripad, Kerala’s first chief minister and communist doyen.
He has declared moveable and immoveable assets worth ₹1.01 crore as part of his financial statement.
The two-time CM has claimed moveable assets of over ₹45 lakh including bank deposits and shares in firms including Malayalam Communications Limited, which owns Kairali TV, and Kannur International Airport Limited.
He faces six cases, including under the Prevention of Corruption Act in the SNC-Lavalin case and one under ED investigation in the case relating to the issue of masala bonds by Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board.
