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Kozhikode Congress Jumps the Gun, Announces Panchayat Candidates Ahead of Poll Dates
KOZHIKODE, November 9, 2025 – The Indian National Congress (INC) in Kozhikode has made an early move in preparation for upcoming local body elections, announcing its candidates for the district panchayat seats even before official poll dates have been released. The District Congress Committee (DCC) revealed the names of seven out of the 14 candidates they will be fielding for the Kozhikode district panchayat on Saturday, November 8th.
The Congress plans to contest in 14 of the Kozhikode district panchayat’s 28 divisions. The remaining seats will be allocated to their United Democratic Front (UDF) allies, primarily the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
The candidates announced so far include T. Valsalakumari (Edacheri), Sajisha Edukkudi (Kayakkodi), Muneer Eravath (Meppayyur), Abdurahman Edakkuni (Chathamangalam), Vinayadas N.K. Kuttamboor (Kakkodi), V.S. Abhilash (Balusseri), and Sudhin Suresh (Kakkoor).
DCC president K. Praveen Kumar emphasized that the Congress in Kozhikode is the first in the state to announce its candidates.
Simultaneously, discussions are underway regarding candidates for the 76 divisions of the Kozhikode Corporation. The Congress is set to contest 49 seats, with 25 allocated to the IUML and two to the Communist Marxist Party. The DCC president indicated that a partial candidate list for the Corporation would be released on Monday, November 10th.
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