Kannur Assembly constituency
Kannur 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. [1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Kadannappalli Ramachandran of Cong(S).
| Kannur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the | |
 South Bazar, the central commercial area of Kannur city. | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| District | Kannur |
| Established | 1965 - present |
| Total electors | 1,73,961 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Cong(S) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
History
For the first election conducted to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1957, the Kannur city had two Assembly Constituencies - Cannanore-I and Cannanore - II. Following the 1965 delimitation, Cannanore - I Constituency was renamed as Kannur while Cannanore - II was replaced by newly formed Edakkad constituency.
In the 2008 delimitation of constituencies, a major portion of the erstwhile Kannur Assembly Constituency was replaced in Azhikode constituency. Edakkad constituency became defunct in 2011. A major portion of the erstwhile Edakkad constituency is now a part of the Kannur constituency. Currently, the Kannur Municipal Corporation has two assembly constituencies - Kannur and Azhikode.
Local Self Governed Segments
Kannur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Local Body Type | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kannur (40 wards out of the 55 wards) Wards List
|
Municipal corporation | Kannur |
| 2 | Munderi | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
CPI INC IUML Cong(S) BLD JP Independent
As Cannanore I
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1rd | Kannan Chaliyoth | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2rd | R. Sankar | INC | 1960 – 1965 | |
As Kannur
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | E. Ahamed | IUML | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | N. K. Kumaram | Ind. | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | P. Bhaskaran | BLD | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | JNP | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | Ind. | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | INC | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | N. Ramakrishnan | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | K. Sudhakaran | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | K Sudhakaran | 2001 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | K. Sudhakaran | 2006 – 2009 | ||
| 2009* | 12th | A. P. Abdullakutty | 2009 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | Kadannappalli Ramachandran | Cong(S) | 2016 - 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
* indicates bypolls
Election results
2021
There were 1,73,961 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cong(S) | Kadannapalli Ramachandran | 60,313 | 44.98 |  1.82 | |
| INC | Satheeshan Pacheni | 58,568 | 43.68 | 1.57 | |
| BJP | Archana Vandichal | 11,581 | 8.64 |  1.83 | |
| SDPI | B Shamsudheen Moulavi | 2,069 | 1.54 | 0.48 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 504 | 0.38 | 0.48 | |
| Independent | Satheesan P | 147 | 0.11 | - | |
| Independent | Ramachandran P V | 107 | 0.08 | - | |
| Independent | N K Surendran | 84 | 0.06 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 1,745 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,34,089 | 74.87 | 2.51 | ||
| Cong(S) hold | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,63,205 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cong(S) | Kadannapalli Ramachandran | 54,347 | 43.06 | 0.15 | |
| INC | Satheeshan Pacheni | 53,151 | 42.11 | 6.78 | |
| BJP | K. G. Babu | 13,215 | 10.47 | 6.44 | |
| SDPI | Sufira K. P. | 2,551 | 2.02 | 0.22 | |
| WPOI | N. P. Sathar | 755 | 0.60 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 517 | 0.41 | - | |
| Independent | K. Sudhakaran | 223 | 0.18 | 0.79 | |
| Independent | Satheesan Pazhayadath | 97 | 0.08 | - | |
| Independent | Satheesan Edathil Veedu | 79 | 0.06 | - | |
| Independent | Ramachndran Thayale Purayil | 77 | 0.06 | - | |
| Independent | Ramachandran Potheravalappil | 73 | 0.06 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 1,196 | 0.95 | |||
| Turnout | 1,26,219 | 77.34 | 1.48 | ||
| Cong(S) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,43,828 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. P. Abdullakutty | 55,427 | 48.89 | ||
| Independent | Kadannapalli Ramachandran | 48,894 | 43.21 | ||
| BJP | U. T. Jayandan | 4,568 | 4.03 | ||
| SDPI | P. C. Noushad | 2,538 | 2.24 | ||
| Independent | M. P. Abdullakutty | 1,100 | 0.97 | ||
| Independent | K. Sudhakaran | 517 | 0.46 | ||
| Independent | S. Noorudeen | 226 | 0.20 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,443 | 5.68 | |||
| Turnout | 1,13,360 | 78.82 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
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.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, One India".
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.