| Nilambur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 35 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Teak Museum, Nilambur | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Established | 1965 |
| Total electors | 2,25,356 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent P. V. Anvar | |
| Party | Independent |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Nilambur 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is LDF independent P. V. Anwar.
Local self governed segments
Nilambur Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nilambur | Municipality | Nilambur |
| 2 | Vazhikadavu | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 3 | Moothedam | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 4 | Edakkara | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 5 | Pothukal | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 6 | Chungathara | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 7 | Karulayi | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 8 | Amarambalam | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Nilambur Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | K. Kunhali | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | M. P. Gangadharan | Indian National Congress | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | Aryadan Muhammed | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | C. Haridas | Indian National Congress | 1980 | |
| 1980* | Aryadan Muhammed | 1980 - 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | T. K. Hamza | Left Democratic Front | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | Aryadan Muhammed | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | P. V. Anvar | Left Democratic Front | 2016 - 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
* Bypoll
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2016
There were 2,06,132 registered voters in Nilambur Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | P. V. Anvar | 77,858 | 47.91% | − | |
| INC | Aryadan Shoukath | 66,354 | 40.83% |  7.81
| |
| BDJS | Girish Mekkatt | 12,284 | 7.56% | − | |
| SDPI | K. Babu Mani | 4,751 | 2.92% |  1.04
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,256 | 0.77% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 11,504 | 7.08% | 2.98
| ||
| Turnout | 1,62,503 | 78.83% | 0.89
| ||
| LDF gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,74,945 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Aryadan Muhammed | 66,331 | 48.64% | ||
| LDF | M. Thomas Mathew | 60,733 | 44.54% | ||
| BJP | K. C. Velayudhan | 4,425 | 3.25% | ||
| SDPI | C. G. Unni | 2,566 | 1.88% | ||
| BSP | Thariyan Kiliyan | 1,291 | 0.95% | ||
| Independent | Thomas Mathew | 1,012 | 0.74% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 5,598 | 4.10% | |||
| Turnout | 1,36,358 | 77.94% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Nilambur
- Malappuram district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala".
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District".
- "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Nilambur".
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
External links
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| See also: Elections in India | |