Jaick C.Thomas, the candidate fielded by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) for the upcoming by-election at Puthuppally, filed his nomination papers on Wednesday.
Accompanied by an LDF delegation, Mr. Thomas submitted the nomination to the returning officer and Kottayam Revenue Divisional Officer Vinod Raj. CPI(M) district secretary A.V. Russell, CPI district secretary V.B. Binu, Kerala Congress(M) district president Lopez Mathew, and NCP State organisation general secretary K.R. Rajan were also part of the delegation.
According to an affidavit filed by the candidate, he owned a cumulative asset of ₹2.07 crore that includes movable assets worth ₹1,08,356 and immovable assets worth around ₹2.06 crore. His wife, Geethu Thomas, owns 100 grams of gold ornaments worth ₹5.55 lakh.