Azhikode
Constituency for the
Meenkunnu beach in Azhikode (State Assembly constituency)
Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictKannur
Established1977 - present
Total electors1,81,562 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPIM
Alliance  LDF

Azhikode 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 K. V. Sumesh of CPI(M).

Local self governed segments

Azhikode Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following 15 wards of the Kannur Municipal Corporation (Pallikunnu zone and Puzhathi zone) in Kannur Taluk, and 5 Gram Panchayats in the same Taluk:[2]

Wards of Kannur Municipal Corporation in Azhikode Constituency
Ward no. Name Ward no. Name Ward no. Name
1 Palliyammoola 2 Kunnav 3 Kokkenpara
4 Pallikunnu 5 Talap 6 Udayamkunnu
7 Podikundu 8 Kottali 9 Athazhakunnu
10 Kakkad 11 Thulicheri 12 Kakkad North
13 Shadulippalli 54 Chalad 55 Panjikkayil
Other Local Bodies in Azhikode Constituency
Name Local Body Type Taluk
Azhikode Grama panchayat Kannur
Chirakkal Grama panchayat Kannur
Narath Grama panchayat Kannur
Pappinisseri Grama panchayat Kannur
Valappattanam Grama panchayat Kannur

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

Key

  CPI(M)   CMP   IUML

Election Niyama
Sabha		 Member Party Tenure
1977 5th Chadayan Govindan CPI(M) 1977–1980
1980 6th P. Devootty 1980–1982
1982 7th 1982–1987
1987 8th M. V. Raghavan CMP 1987–1991
1991 9th E. P. Jayarajan CPI(M) 1991–1996
1996 10th T. K. Balan 1996–2001
2001 11th 2001–2005
2005* M. Prakashan Master 2005–2006
2006 12th 2006–2011
2011 13th K. M. Shaji IUML 2011–2016
2016 14th 2016-2021
2021 15th K. V. Sumesh CPI(M) Incumbent

    Election results

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

    2021

    There were 181,562 registered voters in Azhikode constituency for 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.[4][5]

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Azhikode
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) KV Sumesh 65.794 45.41 Increase2.44
    IUML K.M. Shaji 59,653 41.17 Decrease3.41
    BJP K. Ranjith 15,741 10.86 Increase1.97
    SDPI Abdul Jabbar K.K 2,357 1.63 Increase0.43
    NOTA None of the above 517 0.36 Increase0.04
    Independent K.M. Shaji (Mamba) 277 0.19 N/A
    SUCI(C) Resmi Ravi 226 0.16 N/A
    Independent Sumesh M 180 0.12 N/A
    Independent Prasad V.P 104 0.07 N/A
    Independent Pavithran Kurikkalat 48 0.03 N/A
    Majority 6,141 4.24 Increase2.63
    Turnout 144,897 79.8 Decrease2.11
    Registered electors 181,562
    CPIM gain from IUML Swing

    Niyama Sabha Election 2016

    There were 1,72,757 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[6]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Azhikode
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    IUML K. M. Shaji 63,082 44.58% Decrease0.63
    CPI(M) M. V. Nikesh Kumar 60,795 42.97% Decrease1.83
    BJP A. V. Kesavan 12,580 8.89% Increase2.70
    SDPI K. K. Abdul Jabbar 1,705 1.20% N/A
    Independent P. K. Ragesh 1,518 1.07% N/A
    WPOI M. Joseph John 687 0.49% N/A
    NOTA None of the above 453 0.32% N/A
    SUCI(C) P. C. Vivek 235 0.17% Decrease0.17
    Independent Shaji K. M. Tholambra 196 0.14% N/A
    Independent K. M. Shaji, Mamba 160 0.11% N/A
    Independent Prasad V. P. 87 0.06% N/A
    Margin of victory 2,287 1.61% Increase1.20
    Turnout 1,41,498 81.91% Decrease0.53
    IUML hold Swing Decrease0.63

    Niyama Sabha Election 2011

    There were 1,47,782 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[7]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Azhikode
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    IUML K. M. Shaji 55,077 45.21%
    CPI(M) M. Prakashan Master 54,584 44.80%
    BJP M. K. Saseendran Master 7,540 6.19%
    Independent Noushad Punnakkal 2,935 2.41%
    Independent Shaji K. M. 602 0.49%
    BSP C. Balakrishnan 458 0.38%
    SUCI(C) Paul T. Samuel 414 0.34%
    Independent Prakashan Kuzhiparambil 222 0.18%
    Margin of victory 493 0.41%
    Turnout 1,21,832 82.44%
    IUML gain from CPI(M) Swing

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala". kannur.nic.in.
    2. ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    3. ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Azhikode". www.mapsofindia.com.
    4. ↑ "Azhikode Assembly election result 2021". moneycontrol.com.
    5. ↑ "Azhikode Assembly Elections". Oneindia.
    6. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
    7. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.

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