Row erupts over allegations that Suresh Gopi voted in Thrissur and Thiruvananthapuram

A caller contention has erupted implicit Union Minister and Thrissur MP Suresh Gopi allegedly casting votes successful 2 antithetic cities — Thrissur during the 2024 Lok Sabha predetermination and Thiruvananthapuram successful the Kerala section assemblage polls.

CPI person V. S. Sunil Kumar connected Wednesday (December 10, 2025) alleged that the concern raises superior questions astir the integrity of the electoral process. “How did Suresh Gopi negociate to ballot successful Thrissur for the Lok Sabha polls and again successful Thiruvananthapuram for the section assemblage elections? How is this adjacent possible? The Election Commission indispensable answer,” helium demanded.

Mr. Sunil Kumar pointed retired that during the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Mr. Gopi and his household voted successful Nettissery of Thrissur aft declaring Thrissur arsenic their imperishable residence. However, successful the section assemblage polls held this week, the Minister and his household reportedly voted successful the Sasthamangalam part of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. “The Election Commission and Suresh Gopi beryllium the nationalist an explanation,” Mr. Sunil Kumar said.

Thrissur District Congress territory president Joseph Tajat accused the Minister of misleading voters successful some cities. “By falsely claiming to beryllium a imperishable nonmigratory of Thrissur during the Lok Sabha polls and past voting successful Thiruvananthapuram for the section polls, Suresh Gopi has cheated the radical of Thrissur,” helium said. “He indispensable apologise to the nationalist and resign arsenic MP.”

Mr. Tajat alleged that the BJP and Mr. Gopi had shown “they are consenting to bash anything” to triumph elections. “This exposes his treble face. During the Lok Sabha campaign, helium told voters helium lived successful Thrissur, that helium belonged to Thrissur, and that helium had added his ballot here. Now helium votes successful Thiruvananthapuram. What justification does helium have?” helium asked.

The Congress person recalled that Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition successful Lok Sabha, had earlier raised allegations of ‘vote chori’ successful Thrissur, and the enactment had formally complained that Mr. Gopi, a nonmigratory of Thiruvananthapuram, had improperly registered arsenic a elector successful Thrissur. Though an FIR was filed, the lawsuit was aboriginal closed. “In the airy of this caller development, the Election Commission indispensable instrumentality suo motu action,” Mr. Tajat said.

“The triumph helium secured was by afloat misleading the people,” Mr. Tajat said. “He indispensable travel cleanable and publically apologise to the radical of Thrissur,” helium added.