Azhikode | |
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Constituency No. 10 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Meenkunnu beach in Azhikode (State Assembly constituency) | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Kerala |
District | Kannur |
Established | 1977 - present |
Total electors | 1,81,562 (2021) |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent K. V. Sumesh | |
Party | CPIM |
Alliance | LDF |
Azhikode State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. V. Sumesh of CPI(M).
Local self governed segments
Azhikode Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following 15 wards of the Kannur Municipal Corporation (Pallikunnu zone and Puzhathi zone) in Kannur Taluk, and 5 Gram Panchayats in the same Taluk:
Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
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1 | Palliyammoola | 2 | Kunnav | 3 | Kokkenpara |
4 | Pallikunnu | 5 | Talap | 6 | Udayamkunnu |
7 | Podikundu | 8 | Kottali | 9 | Athazhakunnu |
10 | Kakkad | 11 | Thulicheri | 12 | Kakkad North |
13 | Shadulippalli | 54 | Chalad | 55 | Panjikkayil |
Name | Local Body Type | Taluk |
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Azhikode | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
Chirakkal | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
Narath | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
Pappinisseri | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
Valappattanam | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Azhikode Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:
Key
Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
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1977 | 5th | Chadayan Govindan | CPI(M) | 1977–1980 | |
1980 | 6th | P. Devootty | 1980–1982 | ||
1982 | 7th | 1982–1987 | |||
1987 | 8th | M. V. Raghavan | CMP | 1987–1991 | |
1991 | 9th | E. P. Jayarajan | CPI(M) | 1991–1996 | |
1996 | 10th | T. K. Balan | 1996–2001 | ||
2001 | 11th | 2001–2005 | |||
2005* | M. Prakashan Master | 2005–2006 | |||
2006 | 12th | 2006–2011 | |||
2011 | 13th | K. M. Shaji | IUML | 2011–2016 | |
2016 | 14th | 2016-2021 | |||
2021 | 15th | K. V. Sumesh | CPI(M) | Incumbent |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
There were 181,562 registered voters in Azhikode constituency for 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI(M) | KV Sumesh | 65.794 | 45.41 | 2.44 | |
IUML | K.M. Shaji | 59,653 | 41.17 | 3.41 | |
BJP | K. Ranjith | 15,741 | 10.86 | 1.97 | |
SDPI | Abdul Jabbar K.K | 2,357 | 1.63 | 0.43 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 517 | 0.36 | 0.04 | |
Independent | K.M. Shaji (Mamba) | 277 | 0.19 | N/A | |
SUCI(C) | Resmi Ravi | 226 | 0.16 | N/A | |
Independent | Sumesh M | 180 | 0.12 | N/A | |
Independent | Prasad V.P | 104 | 0.07 | N/A | |
Independent | Pavithran Kurikkalat | 48 | 0.03 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,141 | 4.24 | 2.63 | ||
Turnout | 144,897 | 79.8 | 2.11 | ||
Registered electors | 181,562 | ||||
CPIM gain from IUML | Swing |
Niyama Sabha Election 2016
There were 1,72,757 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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IUML | K. M. Shaji | 63,082 | 44.58% | 0.63 | |
CPI(M) | M. V. Nikesh Kumar | 60,795 | 42.97% | 1.83 | |
BJP | A. V. Kesavan | 12,580 | 8.89% | 2.70 | |
SDPI | K. K. Abdul Jabbar | 1,705 | 1.20% | N/A | |
Independent | P. K. Ragesh | 1,518 | 1.07% | N/A | |
WPOI | M. Joseph John | 687 | 0.49% | N/A | |
NOTA | None of the above | 453 | 0.32% | N/A | |
SUCI(C) | P. C. Vivek | 235 | 0.17% | 0.17 | |
Independent | Shaji K. M. Tholambra | 196 | 0.14% | N/A | |
Independent | K. M. Shaji, Mamba | 160 | 0.11% | N/A | |
Independent | Prasad V. P. | 87 | 0.06% | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 2,287 | 1.61% | 1.20 | ||
Turnout | 1,41,498 | 81.91% | 0.53 | ||
IUML hold | Swing | 0.63 |
Niyama Sabha Election 2011
There were 1,47,782 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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IUML | K. M. Shaji | 55,077 | 45.21% | ||
CPI(M) | M. Prakashan Master | 54,584 | 44.80% | ||
BJP | M. K. Saseendran Master | 7,540 | 6.19% | ||
Independent | Noushad Punnakkal | 2,935 | 2.41% | ||
Independent | Shaji K. M. | 602 | 0.49% | ||
BSP | C. Balakrishnan | 458 | 0.38% | ||
SUCI(C) | Paul T. Samuel | 414 | 0.34% | ||
Independent | Prakashan Kuzhiparambil | 222 | 0.18% | ||
Margin of victory | 493 | 0.41% | |||
Turnout | 1,21,832 | 82.44% | |||
IUML gain from CPI(M) | Swing |
See also
- Azhikode
- Kannur district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala". kannur.nic.in.
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Azhikode". www.mapsofindia.com.
- "Azhikode Assembly election result 2021". moneycontrol.com.
- "Azhikode Assembly Elections". Oneindia.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
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