‘Rejected but not defeated’: Congress leader Shama Mohammad says number of women candidates in Kerala polls slate decline

New Delhi: Congress leader Sharma Mohammad on Friday expressed concern over the low representation of women in the party’s list of candidates for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, urging Rahul Gandhi to intervene.In a post on X, Mohammed said that of the 92 tickets, only nine were allocated to women. She also mentioned the Lok Sabha elections, in which only one woman among the 16 candidates in Kerala was elected. “Rejected but not defeated,” she wrote, calling on Rahul Gandhi to support women leaders of state units.Her remarks came a day after Congress finalized its nominees. Opposition leader VD Satheesan said the party has locked in all the 95 nominees in the fray. “We had announced 55 candidates earlier and have now finalized the remaining 40 candidates. The selection process has been completed and we will now enter campaign mode,” he said.Kerala will go to single-phase polls on April 9 and counting of votes is scheduled for May 4.