Kerala Assembly Polls: IUML Fields Woman Candidate After 25 Years

The Indian Union Muslim League in Kerala broke its 25-year-old streak by fielding a woman candidate to contest the assembly elections. Releasing the list of candidates on March 12, the IUML fielded its women wing leader Noorbina Rasheed from Kozhikode South constituency.  Earlier, IUML’s only female candidate Kamarunnisa Anwar had lost the elections to a CPI(M) member in 1996. Contesting as a Congress ally under the UDF alliance, the IUML will fight on 27 seats.