Kerala: Former LDF candidate Shelna Nishad passes away

KOCHI: Shelna Nishad, the LDF candidate from Aluva assembly constituency in the 2021 elections, passed away at a private hospital in Kochi on Sunday.


Shelna Nishad, 36, had been under treatment for cancer.

Daughter-in-law of late Congress leader K Muhammad Ali who, who had been MLA from Aluva assembly constituency, Shelna Nishad was handpicked by the LDF to take on Anwar Sadath of Congress in 2021 elections. Though she lost to Anwar Sadath, Shelna Nishad continued to be active in the political sphere.

An architect by profession, Shelna Nishad was a member of the team deployed by Indian Institute of Architects to design metro stations at Aluva, Pulinchodu, Ambattukavu, Muttam, CUSAT and Edappally. She was a motivational speaker and a visiting faculty in various architecture institutions.

She is survived by husband Nishad Ali.


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