Vallikunnu_(State_Assembly_constituency)
Vallikunnu Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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 No. 42 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Top to bottom: Calicut International Airport at Pallikkal, and The guesthouse of University of Calicut at Tenhipalam | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Established | 2011 - present |
| Total electors | 1,98,814 (2021)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | IUML |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
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 |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Vallikunnu Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
Key
| 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 | |||
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | P. Abdul Hameed | 71,823 | 47.43% |  3.99 | |
| INL | A. P. Abdul Wahab | 57,707 | 38.11% | 3.84 | |
| BJP | Peethambaran Palat | 19,853 | 13.11% |  3.54 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,150 | 0.76% | 0.21 | |
| BSP | Sasi Kizhakkan | 881 | 0.58% | 0.07 | |
| Margin of victory | 14,116 | 9.32% | 0.15 | ||
| Turnout | 1,51,414[5][1] | 76.16%[1] | 1.30 | ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 3.99 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,83,645 registered voters in Vallikunnu Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | P. Abdul Hameed | 59,720 | 43.44% | 7.09 | |
| INL | Adv. O. K. Thangal | 47,110 | 34.27% | 0.26 | |
| BJP | K. Janachandran Master | 22,887 | 16.65% | 6.85 | |
| PDP | Nissar Methar | 2,975 | 2.16% | 0.19 | |
| SDPI | Haneefa Haji | 2,499 | 1.82% | 0.45 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 752 | 0.55% | - | |
| BSP | Praveen Kumar | 705 | 0.51% | 0.01 | |
| Margin of victory | 12,610 | 9.17% | 6.83% | ||
| Turnout | 1,37,484 | 74.86% | 2.47% | ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 7.09% |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,56,307 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| 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) | |||||
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "GENERAL ELECTION TO KERALA NIYAMA SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021 (42-VALLIKUNNU)". results.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.