'Denied but not defeated': Congress leader Shama Mohamed flags fewer women candidates in Kerala poll list

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shama Mohamed on Friday raised concerns over the low representation of women in the party's candidate list for the upcoming Kerala assembly elections, urging Rahul Gandhi to intervene.In a post on X, Mohamed said that out of 92 tickets, only nine had been allotted to women. She also pointed to the Lok Sabha elections, where just one woman was fielded among 16 candidates in Kerala. "Denied but not defeated," she wrote, appealing to Rahul Gandhi to support women leaders in the state unit. Her remarks come a day after the Congress finalised its candidates. Leader of opposition VD Satheesan said the party has locked in all 95 nominees it is contesting. "We had announced 55 candidates earlier and have now finalised the remaining 40. The selection process is complete, and we will now move into campaign mode," he said.Kerala will vote in a single phase on April 9, with counting scheduled for May 4.