Kottayam: Congress leader Chandy Oommen, UDF's candidate for the Puthuppally bypoll, submitted his nomination papers at the Pampady Block Development Office in Pallickathodu on Thursday.
Pampady BDO E Dilshad is the assistant returning officer for the bypoll.
UDF leaders Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, K C Joseph and Mons Joseph accompanied Chandy Oommen to the BDO office.
He visited his late father Oommen Chandy's tomb at St George Orthodox Church in Puthuppally on Thursday morning before filing the nomination.
Oommen Chandy used to file his nomination at Pallickathodu even after it became a part of Kanjirapally constituency after the delimitation of the constituency.
Security deposit from COT Naseer's mother
Mother of former CPM leader COT Naseer Amina Beevi provided the sum of Rs 10,001 to Chandy Oommen as security deposit for contesting the election.
Candidates contesting election to the state assembly are mandated to pay a security deposit of Rs 10,000.
As she couldn't arrive in person due to age-related ailments, Amina Beevi wired the money through G-Pay and offered her best wishes to Chandy Oommen through Whatsapp video call.
Naseer was accused of vandalising former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's car in 2013. The former Thalassery municipal councillor, walked out of the CPM in 2014 after disagreement with the then party secretary Pinarayi Vijayan over his religious identity.
BJP candidate Lijin Lal also submitted his papers at Pallickathodu on Thursday. CPM's Jaick C Thomas, the LDF's candidate, submitted his nomination papers at the Kottayam Revenue Divisional Office (RDO) on Wednesday.
Both Kottayam RDO and Pampady BDO are outside Puthuppally constituency. Kottayam RDO Vinod Rajan is the returning officer for the bypoll.
The deadline for filing nomination papers for Puthupally byelection is August 17.
The Puthuppally byelection, necessitated by the death of Oommen Chandy last month, is scheduled for September 5 and the result will be announced on September 8.
