Palakkad Assembly constituency

Palakkad State Assembly constituency, once known as Palghat constituency, is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Shafi Parambil of INC.

Palakkad
Constituency for the
From top clockwise:
IMA Junction, near KSRTC Bus Stand, Chandranagar roundabout, aerial view from Olavakkode, Palakkad City night view
Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictPalakkad
Established1952 - present
Total electors1,88,534 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyINC
Alliance  UDF
Elected year2021

Local self governed segments

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

Sl no. Name Status (grama panchayat/municipality) Taluk
1 Palakkad Municipality Palakkad
2 Kannadi Grama panchayat Palakkad
3 Pirayiri Grama Panchayat Palakkad
4 Mathur Grama panchayat Alathur

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Palakkad Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]

Key

  INC   CPI(M)   PSP   Independent

Election Niyama
Sabha		 Member Party Tenure
Madras State
1952 1st K. Ramakrishnan Independent 1952 – 1957
Kerala State
1957 1st R. Raghava Menon INC 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd R. Krishnan CPI(M) 1967 – 1970
1970 4th 1970 – 1977
1977 5th C. M. Sundaram Praja Socialist Party 1977 – 1980
1980 6th 1980 – 1982
1982 7th 1982 – 1987
1987 8th 1987 – 1991
1991 9th INC 1991 – 1996
1996 10th T. K. Noushad CPI(M) 1996 – 2001
2001 11th K. Sankaranarayanan INC 2001 – 2006
2006 12th K. K. Divakaran CPI(M) 2006 – 2011
2011 13th Shafi Parambil INC 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016 – 2021
2021 15th Incumbent

    Election history
    Election Votes polled Winner Runner-up 1 Runner-up 2 Margin of victory
    Year Name Party Votes Name Party Votes Name Party Votes Votes Percent
    Kerala State
    2021 142104 Shafi Parambil   INC 54079 38.06% E. Sreedharan   BJP 50220 35.34% C. P. Pramod   CPI(M) 36433 25.64% 3859 2.71 %
    2016 137804 (77.25%) Shafi Parambil   INC 57559 41.77% Sobha Surendran   BJP 40076 29.08% N. N. Krishnadas   CPI(M) 38675 28.07% 17483 12.69%[4]
    2011 112347 (72.78%) Shafi Parambil   INC 47641 42.41% K. K. Divakaran   CPI(M) 40238 35.82% C. Udaybhaskar   BJP 22317 19.86% 7403 6.59%[5]
    Major delimitation of constituency
    2006 111346 (71.60%) K. K. Divakaran   CPI(M) 41166 36.97% A. V. Gopinathan   INC 39822 35.76% O. Rajagopal   BJP 27667 24.85% 1344 1.21%[6]
    2001 110964 (68.05%) K. Sankaranarayanan   INC 53831 48.51% T. K. Noushad   CPI(M) 43026 38.77% Rema Raghunandan   BJP 12159 10.96% 10805 9.74%[7]
    1996 89872 (62.06%) T. K. Noushad   CPI(M) 39198 43.20% C. M. Sundaram   INC 38602 42.54% S. R. Balasubramanian   BJP 11446 12.61% 596 0.66%[8]
    1991 91895 (66.34%) C. M. Sundaram   INC 41432 45.09% M.S. Gopalakrishnan   CPI(M) 37925 41.27% T. M. P. Iyer   BJP 10648 11.59% 3507 3.82%[9]
    1987 87434 (76.18%) C. M. Sundaram   Ind. 38774 44.35% Girija Surendran   CPI(M) 32709 37.41% V. S. Muthuswamy   BJP 12489 14.28% 6065 6.94%[10]
    1982 65246 (68.47%) C. M. Sundaram   Ind. 29011 44.46% N. A. Kareem   Ind. 25841 39.61% O. Rajagopal   BJP 9554 14.64% 3170 4.86%[11]
    1980 62884 (60.57%) C. M. Sundaram   Ind. 35902 57.09% K. A. Chandran   INC(U) 25695 40.86% C. K. Chinnan Master   Ind. 1099 1.75% 10207 16.23%[12]
    1977 60315 (74.92%) C. M. Sundaram   Ind. 30160 50.00% R. Krishnan   CPI(M) 27357 45.36% V. R. Purushothaman   Ind. 1121 1.86% 2803 4.65%[13]
    Major delimitation of constituency
    1970 57068 (69.92%) R. Krishnan   CPI(M) 23113 40.50% A. Chandran Nair   Ind. 17653 30.93% O. Rajagopal   BJS 15646 27.42% 5460 9.57%[14]
    1967 45494 (68.75%) R. Krishnan   CPI(M) 24627 54.13% K. Sankaranarayanan   INC 14996 32.96% O. Rajagopal   BJS 4649 10.22% 9631 21.17%[15]
    1965 42804 (66.23%) M. V. Vasu   CPI(M) 17747 41.46% K. Pyarijan Sunna Saheb   INC 13260 30.98% P. K. Krishnaswamy   Ind. 5279 12.33% 4487 10.48%[16]
    Major delimitation of constituency
    1960 51334 (80.64%) R. Raghava Menon   INC 26546 51.71% K. C. Gopalanunni   CPI 24788 48.29% Only two candidates contested 1758 3.42%[17]
    1957 35179 (59.31%) R. Raghava Menon   INC 14873 42.28% M. P. Kunhiraman   CPI 14248 40.50% C. K. Moosath   Ind. 6058 17.22% 625 1.78%[18]
    Madras State
    1952 45555 (59.29%) K. Ramakrishnan   Ind. 26469 58.10% P. Vasu Menon   INC 14342 31.48% V. Echara Menon   Ind. 2484 5.45% 12127 26.62%[19]

    Detailed election results

    Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

    Niyamasabha election 2021
    Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2021: Palakkad
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC Shafi Parambil 54079 38.06 Decrease3.71
    BJP E. Sreedharan 50220 35.34 Increase6.26
    CPI(M) C. P. Pramod 36433 25.64 Decrease2.43
    NOTA None of the above 528 0.37 -
    Margin of victory 3859 2.71 Decrease12
    Turnout 1,42,104
    INC hold Swing -3.71

    Niyamasabha election 2016

    There were 1,78,387 eligible voters in Palakkad Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha election.[20]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Palakkad
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC Shafi Parambil 57,559 41.77 Decrease0.64
    BJP Sobha Surendran 40,076 29.08 Increase9.22
    CPI(M) N. N. Krishnadas 38,675 28.07 Decrease7.75
    NOTA None of the above 719 0.52  –
    BSP Hari Arumbil 411 0.30 Decrease0.14
    Independent Dr. M. N. Anwarudheen 364 0.26  –
    Margin of victory 17,483 12.69 Increase6.10
    Turnout 1,37,804 77.25 Increase4.47
    INC hold Swing -0.64

    Niyamasabha election 2011

    There were 1,54,374 eligible voters in Palakkad Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Niyamasabha election.[21]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Palakkad
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC Shafi Parambil 47,641 42.41
    CPI(M) K. K. Divakaran 40,238 35.82
    BJP C. Udaybhaskar 22,317 19.86
    Independent Shaji Abraham 637 0.57
    BSP Hari Arumbil 490 0.44
    Independent Muhammed Shafi 377 0.34
    AIADMK C. Sampath 337 0.30
    Independent Divakaran 310 0.28
    Margin of victory 7,403 6.59
    Turnout 1,12,347 72.78
    INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

    Niyamasabha election 1957
    • Raghava Menon R. (INC): 14,873 votes [22]
    • Kunhiraman M. P. (CPI): 14,248

    1952
    1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Palghat[23]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Independent K. Ramakrishnan 26,469 58.10%
    INC P. Vasu Menon 14,342 31.48% 31.48%
    Independent M. Echara Menon 2,484 5.45%
    Independent R. V. Sarma 2,260 4.96%
    Margin of victory 12,127 26.62%
    Turnout 45,555 59.29%
    Registered electors 76,828
    Independent win (new seat)

    See also

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