Mavoor grama panchayat in Kozhikode district has got its fourth president in less than four years.The United Democratic Front (UDF)-ruled local body on September 11 (Wednesday) elected Congress leader V. Abdul Rasak as its head. The election followed the resignation of K.C. Vasanthi Vijayan, also from the Congress, from the post on August 16. In the election, C. Nandini of the Left Democratic Front got seven votes, while Mr. Rasak bagged 11 votes. P. Ummer of the Indian Union Muslim League was the president for the first one-and-a-half years after the 2020 local body polls. T. Ranjith of the Revolutionary Marxist Party assumed the post for the next one year. As per the understanding between the UDF allies, the post was handed over to the Congress next. Ms. Vijayan was chosen to the post thereafter. However, internal differences within the Congress reportedly led to her exit. Published – September 12, 2024 11:03 pm IST