Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and six of his cabinet associates have actually been fielded by the ruling CPI(M) for the April 6 state assembly elections, while Finance minister Thomas Issac has been rejected a ticket this time.The celebration on Wednesday launched the list of 83 of its 85 candidates including nine CPI(M) supported independents.

Health Minister K Shailaja, Labour minister T P Ramakrishnan, Power minister M Mani, Devaswom minister Kadakkampally Surendran, Fisheries minister Mercykutty Amma and Local Self Government minister A C Moideen are trying their luck when again.Vijayan will object to from Dharmadam constituency in Kannur district.However, 5 ministers have been denied seats-- T M Thomas Isaac, E P Jayarajan, R Ravindranath, G Sudhakaran and A K Balan as the party decided not to offer seats to those who had been chosen twice.M V Govindan Master, K Radhakrishan, P Rajeev and K N Balagopal are the state secretariat members who are objecting to.

There are 12 women prospects in the list.Candidates for Manjeshwaram and Devikulam constituencies would be announced later, Performing state secretary, A Vijayaraghavan, informed press reporters here.The party's aim was not to reject tickets to anybody, but to offer a chance to new prospects, he said.The CPI(M) led LDF is eyeing a second successive term this time.In the 2016 polls, the LDF had actually won 91 seats in the 140- member assembly.