Vallikunnu Assembly constituency

Vallikunnu 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 Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency.[2] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is P. Abdul Hameed of IUML.

Vallikunnu
Constituency for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Calicut International Airport at Pallikkal, and The guesthouse of University of Calicut at Tenhipalam
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram
Established2011 - present
Total electors1,98,814 (2021)[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIUML
Alliance  UDF
Elected year2021

Local self governed segments

Vallikunnu Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[3]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Vallikunnu Grama panchayat Tirurangadi
2 Chelembra Grama panchayat Kondotty
3 Pallikkal Grama panchayat Kondotty
4 Peruvallur Grama panchayat Tirurangadi
5 Tenhipalam Grama panchayat Tirurangadi
6 Moonniyur Grama panchayat Tirurangadi

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Vallikunnu Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]

Key

  IUML

Election Niyama Sabha Member Party Tenure
2011 13th K. N. A. Khader IUML 2011 – 2016
2016 14th P. Abdul Hameed 2016 - 2021
2021 15th Incumbent

    Election results

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

    Niyamasabha Election 2021

    There were 1,98,814 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[1]

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Vallikkunnu[5]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    IUML P. Abdul Hameed 71,823 47.43% Increase3.99
    INL A. P. Abdul Wahab 57,707 38.11% Increase3.84
    BJP Peethambaran Palat 19,853 13.11% Decrease3.54
    NOTA None of the above 1,150 0.76% Increase0.21
    BSP Sasi Kizhakkan 881 0.58% Increase0.07
    Margin of victory 14,116 9.32% Increase0.15
    Turnout 1,51,414[5][1] 76.16%[1] Increase1.30
    IUML hold Swing Increase3.99

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 1,83,645 registered voters in Vallikunnu Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Vallikunnu
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    IUML P. Abdul Hameed 59,720 43.44% Decrease7.09
    INL Adv. O. K. Thangal 47,110 34.27% Decrease0.26
    BJP K. Janachandran Master 22,887 16.65% Increase6.85
    PDP Nissar Methar 2,975 2.16% Decrease0.19
    SDPI Haneefa Haji 2,499 1.82% Decrease0.45
    NOTA None of the above 752 0.55% -
    BSP Praveen Kumar 705 0.51% Decrease0.01
    Margin of victory 12,610 9.17% Decrease6.83%
    Turnout 1,37,484 74.86% Increase2.47%
    IUML hold Swing Decrease7.09%

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,56,307 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Vallikunnu
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    IUML K. N. A. Khader 57,250 50.53%
    Independent K .V. Sankaranarayanan 39,128 34.53%
    BJP Preman 11,099 9.80%
    PDP Salam Mooonniyur 2,666 2.35%
    SDPI Abdul Latheef 2,571 2.27%
    BSP Neelakantan Chelari 590 0.52%
    Margin of victory 18,122 16.00%
    Turnout 1,13,304 72.49%
    IUML win (new seat)

    See also

    References
    1. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    2. "State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala".
    3. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District".
    4. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Vallikunnu".
    5. "GENERAL ELECTION TO KERALA NIYAMA SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021 (42-VALLIKUNNU)". results.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.
    6. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
    7. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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