Kozhikode Corporation Council seeks Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation

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The Kozhikode Corporation Council on Thursday (October 8, 2026) sought the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing him of tampering with the voters’ list in the name of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The council also urged the Union government to intervene in the issue.

An adjournment motion for the purpose was moved by S.K. Aboobacker of the Congress. Other United Democratic Front (UDF) members supported it. Thereafter, those from the Left Democratic Front (LDF) also endorsed the motion. LDF members supporting the adjournment motions of their political rivals from the Opposition is something rare in the Corporation council. However, after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members opposed the move, it was put to vote.