Guruvayur Assembly constituency

Guruvayur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is N. K. Akbar of CPI(M).

Guruvayur
Constituency for the
Chavakkad Beach
Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictThrissur
Established1957 - present
Total electors2,01,801 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Location
Location of Chavakkad Taluk in Thrissur District

Guruvayur Assembly Constituency lies in Chavakkad Taluk. Chavakkad is the lone Taluk of Thrissur district, which entirely lies in the erstwhile British Malabar. Chavakkad Taluk was created in 1956-57 by dividing the Ponnani taluk of erstwhile Malabar District. Present-day Chavakkad Taluk and much of the coastal region of Thrissur district were ruled by the Zamorin of Calicut until the 18th century. Guruvayur constituency shares its boundary with the Ponnani constituency of Malappuram district to the north, Kunnamkulam constituency to the northeast, and Manalur constituency both to southeast and south.

Local self governed segments

Guruvayur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Chavakkad Municipality Chavakkad
2 Guruvayur Municipality Chavakkad
3 Engandiyur Grama panchayat Chavakkad
4 Kadappuram Grama panchayat Chavakkad
5 Orumanayur Grama panchayat Chavakkad
6 Punnayur Grama panchayat Chavakkad
7 Punnayurkulam Grama panchayat Chavakkad
8 Vadakkekad Grama panchayat Chavakkad

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  INC   IUML   Independent   CPI(M)

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Member Party Tenure
1957 1st Koru Kooliyat Ind. 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd K. G. Karunakara Menon INC 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd B. V. S. Thangal IUML 1967 – 1970
1970 4th V. Vadakan Ind. 1970 – 1977
1977 5th B. V. S. Thangal IUML 1977 – 1980
1980 6th 1980 – 1982
1982 7th P. K. K. Bava 1982 – 1987
1987 8th 1987 – 1991
1991 9th P. M. Abubacker 1991 – 1996
1996 10th P. T. Kunju Muhammed Ind. 1996 – 2001
2001 11th P. K. K. Bava IUML 2001 – 2006
2006 12th K. V. Abdul Khader CPI(M) 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016-2021
2021 15th N. K. Akbar 2021-current

    Election results

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 1,90,919 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Guruvayur
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) K. V. Abdul Khader 66,088 44.76 Decrease3.77
    IUML P. M. Sadiqali 50,990 34.53 Decrease6.22
    BJP Nivedida 25,490 17.26 Increase10.01
    SDPI P. R. Siyad 1,406 0.95 Decrease0.75
    WPOI K. G. Mohanan 1,382 0.94 -
    PDP Muhammed Rasheed Arakkal 5000 45.0 -
    NOTA None of the Above 605 0.41 -
    SUCI(C) C. V. Premraj 314 0.21 Decrease0.02
    Independent Abdul Khader Kumbilavalappil 256 0.17 -
    Independent Sasi Anjoor 204 0.14 -
    Margin of victory 15,098 10.23
    Turnout 1,47,350 73.17
    CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease3.77

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,74,161 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Guruvayur
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) K. V. Abdul Khader 62,246 48.53
    IUML Ashraf Kokkur 52,278 40.75
    BJP Dayanandan Mampully 9,306 7.25
    SDPI Ashraf Vadakoot 2,187 1.70 -
    Independent Shameerbabu 1,017 0.94 -
    Independent K. V. Abdul Khader 415 0.32
    Independent Vijayanath 353 0.28
    SUCI(C) C. V. Premraj 242 0.19
    BSP Muhammed Ashraf 232 0.18
    Margin of victory 9,968 7.78
    Turnout 1,28,276 72.01
    CPI(M) hold Swing

    See also

    References
    1. "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala". www.thrissurkerala.com.
    2. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Thrissur District".
    3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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