Azhikode Assembly constituency
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Azhikode State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kannur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. V. Sumesh of CPI(M).
| Azhikode | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 10 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
.jpg) Meenkunnu beach in Azhikode (State Assembly constituency) | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 1,81,562 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPIM |
| Alliance | LDF |
Local self-governed segments
Azhikode Assembly constituency is composed of the following 15 wards of the Kannur Municipal Corporation (Pallikunnu zone and Puzhathi zone) in Kannur Taluk, and five Gram Panchayats in the same Taluk:[2]
| Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Summarize
Perspective
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
There were 181,562 registered voters in Azhikode Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
2016
There were 1,72,757 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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2011
There were 1,47,782 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Assembly election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
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