LDF candidate for Nemom Assembly constituency, V. Sivankutty, filed his nomination at Vikas Bhavan for the upcoming State Assembly elections in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Several LDF ministers contesting the upcoming April 9 assembly elections in Kerala declared assets of nearly ₹ 2 crore each in their nomination papers on Saturday (March 21, 2026).
Ministers KN Balagopal, V. Sivankutty, R. Bindu and Roshy Augustine declared assets, movable and immovable, of over ₹1.94 crore, ₹2.29 crore, ₹2.14 crore and ₹1.84 crore respectively.
Spouses Mr. Sivankutty and Mr. Augustine have assets worth over ₹ 2 crore, according to their respective affidavits.
In the case of PWD minister PA Mohamed Riyas, he has assets worth ₹40 crore, while his wife Veena T — daughter of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan — has assets worth nearly ₹2 crore.
Mr. Riyas, according to his affidavit, was also involved in 12 criminal cases related to various protests and six of them were settled by paying fines while the rest are pending.
There were no criminal proceedings against Ms. Bindu, Mr. Balagopal and Mr. Augustine, according to their respective affidavits.
However, Mr Sivankutty is facing seven criminal cases, one of which is related to the 2015 State Assembly shake-up, his affidavit said.
Published – 21 March 2026 22:24 IST
