Kannur_(State_Assembly_constituency)
Kannur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
Kannur 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 Kadannappalli Ramachandran of Cong(S).
| Kannur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 11 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
South Bazar, the central commercial area of Kannur city. | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Established | 1965 |
| Total electors | 1,73,961 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Cong(S) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
For the first election conducted to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1957, the Kannur city had two Assembly Constituencies - Cannanore-I and Cannanore - II. Following the 1965 delimitation, Cannanore - I Constituency was renamed as Kannur while Cannanore - II was replaced by newly formed Edakkad constituency.
In the 2008 delimitation of constituencies, a major portion of the erstwhile Kannur Assembly Constituency was replaced in Azhikode constituency. Edakkad constituency became defunct in 2011. A major portion of the erstwhile Edakkad constituency is now a part of the Kannur constituency. Currently, the Kannur Municipal Corporation has two assembly constituencies - Kannur and Azhikode.
Kannur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Local Body Type | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kannur (40 wards out of the 55 wards) Wards List
|
Municipal corporation | Kannur |
| 2 | Munderi | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
The following list contains all members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
As Cannanore I
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1rd | Kannan Chaliyoth | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | R. Sankar | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 | |
As Kannur
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | E. Ahamed | Indian Union Muslim League | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | N. K. Kumaram | Independent | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | P. Bhaskaran | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | Janata Party | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | Independent | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | N. Ramakrishnan | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | K. Sudhakaran | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | K Sudhakaran | 2001 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | K. Sudhakaran | 2006 – 2009 | ||
| 2009* | 12th | A. P. Abdullakutty | 2009 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | Kadannappalli Ramachandran | Congress | 2016 - 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
* indicates bypolls
2021
There were 1,73,961 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cong(S) | Kadannapalli Ramachandran | 60,313 | 44.98 |  1.82 | |
| INC | Satheeshan Pacheni | 58,568 | 43.68 | 1.57 | |
| BJP | Archana Vandichal | 11,581 | 8.64 |  1.83 | |
| SDPI | B Shamsudheen Moulavi | 2,069 | 1.54 | 0.48 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 504 | 0.38 | 0.48 | |
| Independent | Satheesan P | 147 | 0.11 | - | |
| Independent | Ramachandran P V | 107 | 0.08 | - | |
| Independent | N K Surendran | 84 | 0.06 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 1,745 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,34,089 | 74.87 | 2.51 | ||
| Cong(S) hold | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,63,205 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cong(S) | Kadannapalli Ramachandran | 54,347 | 43.06 | 0.15 | |
| INC | Satheeshan Pacheni | 53,151 | 42.11 | 6.78 | |
| BJP | K. G. Babu | 13,215 | 10.47 | 6.44 | |
| SDPI | Sufira K. P. | 2,551 | 2.02 | 0.22 | |
| WPOI | N. P. Sathar | 755 | 0.60 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 517 | 0.41 | - | |
| Independent | K. Sudhakaran | 223 | 0.18 | 0.79 | |
| Independent | Satheesan Pazhayadath | 97 | 0.08 | - | |
| Independent | Satheesan Edathil Veedu | 79 | 0.06 | - | |
| Independent | Ramachndran Thayale Purayil | 77 | 0.06 | - | |
| Independent | Ramachandran Potheravalappil | 73 | 0.06 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 1,196 | 0.95 | |||
| Turnout | 1,26,219 | 77.34 | 1.48 | ||
| Cong(S) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,43,828 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. P. Abdullakutty | 55,427 | 48.89 | ||
| Independent | Kadannapalli Ramachandran | 48,894 | 43.21 | ||
| BJP | U. T. Jayandan | 4,568 | 4.03 | ||
| SDPI | P. C. Noushad | 2,538 | 2.24 | ||
| Independent | M. P. Abdullakutty | 1,100 | 0.97 | ||
| Independent | K. Sudhakaran | 517 | 0.46 | ||
| Independent | S. Noorudeen | 226 | 0.20 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,443 | 5.68 | |||
| Turnout | 1,13,360 | 78.82 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala". kannur.nic.in.
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.