Nilambur Assembly constituency
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.[2] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is LDF independent P. V. Anwar.
Nilambur | |
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Constituency for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Kerala |
District | Malappuram |
Established | 1965 - present |
Total electors | 2,25,356 (2021)[1] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Independent |
Alliance | LDF |
Elected year | 2021 |
Local self governed segments
Nilambur Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[3]
Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
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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:[4]
Key
Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
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1967 | 3rd | K. Kunhali | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
1970 | 4th | M. P. Gangadharan | INC | 1970 – 1977 | |
1977 | 5th | Aryadan Muhammed | 1977 – 1980 | ||
1980 | 6th | C. Haridas | INC(U) | 1980 | |
1980* | Aryadan Muhammed | 1980 - 1982 | |||
1982 | 7th | T. K. Hamza | LDF Independent | 1982 – 1987 | |
1987 | 8th | Aryadan Muhammed | INC | 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 | LDF Independent | 2016 - 2021 | |
2021 | 15th | Incumbent |
* Bypoll
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 2,06,132 registered voters in Nilambur Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
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.