As the deadline to withdraw the nomination papers to contest the Puthuppally byelection ended on Monday, the seven candidates were allotted the election symbols.
Of this, candidates fielded by the four recognised parties – Chandy Oommen of the Congress, Jaick C. Thomas of the CPI(M), G. Lijin Lal of the BJP and Luke Thomas of the Aam Aadmi Party – will contest under their respective party symbols.
The remaining three are contesting as independents. Their names and respective symbols are as follows: P.K. Thomas (jackfruit), Shaji (battery torch) and Santosh Pulickal (autorickshaw).
