Dharmadom_(State_Assembly_constituency)
Dharmadam Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
Dharmadam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala, 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 Pinarayi Vijayan of CPI(M).
| Dharmadam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 12 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Dharmadom island and Muzhappilangad Beach | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| LS constituency | Kannur |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 1,93,486 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Dharmadam Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Anjarakkandy | Grama Panchayat | Kannur |
| Chembilode | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Kadambur | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Muzhappilangad | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Peralasseri | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Dharmadom | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| Pinarayi | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| Vengad | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Dharmadam Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | K. K. Narayanan | CPI(M) | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | Pinarayi Vijayan | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
There were 1,93,486 registered voters in Dharmadam Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Pinarayi Vijayan | 95,522 | 59.61 |  2.77 | |
| INC | C. Raghunathan | 45,399 | 28.33 |  4.49 | |
| BJP | C. K. Padmanabhan | 14,623 | 9.13 | 0.82 | |
| SDPI | Basheer Kannadiparamba | 2,280 | 1.42 | N/A | |
| Independent | Valayar Bhagyavathi | 1,753 | 1.09 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 400 | 0.25 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 50,123 | 31.28 | 7.26 | ||
| Turnout | 160,247 | 82.82 | 0.48 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.77 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,84,431 registered voters in Dharmadam Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Pinarayi Vijayan | 87,329 | 56.84 | 3.71 | |
| INC | Mambaram Divakaran | 50,424 | 32.82 | 9.18 | |
| BJP | Mohanan Mananthery | 12,763 | 8.31 | 4.67 | |
| SDPI | Tharammal Niyas | 1,994 | 1.30 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 615 | 0.40 | N/A | |
| Independent | Divakaran M. Thiruvathira | 354 | 0.23 | N/A | |
| Independent | Divakaran Moottil House | 148 | 0.10 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 36,905 | 24.02 | 12.89 | ||
| Turnout | 1,53,627 | 83.30 | 0.10 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.71 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,63,674 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. K. Narayanan | 72,354 | 53.13 | ||
| INC | Mambaram Divakaran | 57,192 | 42.00 | ||
| BJP | C. P. Sangeetha | 4,963 | 3.64 | ||
| Independent | Poyilore Kunnumbrom Divakaran | 871 | 0.64 | ||
| BSP | Madhu S. Vayanan | 797 | 0.59 | ||
| Margin of victory | 15,162 | 11.13 | |||
| Turnout | 1,36,177 | 83.20 | |||
| CPI(M) win (new seat) | |||||
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala". kannur.nic.in.
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Dharmadom". www.mapsofindia.com.
- "ceo.kerala.gov.in" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2021.
- "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.