India, Feb. 27 -- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPIM on Tuesday announced its candidates in 15 of Kerala's 20 parliamentary seats, fielding a mix of MLAs, former ministers and those in key organisational posts.

The announcement was made by the party's state secretary MV Govindan at the AKG Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram after the list of candidates was approved by the party's central committee.

Prominent among the candidates are state minister for temple administration and SC/ST affairs K Radhakrishnan in Alathur (SC reserved), former health minister and MLA, KK Shailaja in Vatakara, former finance minister TM Thomas Isaac in Pathanamthitta, and former education minister P Raveendranath in Chalakudy.

While the party has renom...