Azhikode (State Assembly constituency)

Azhikode State assembly constituency (Malayalam: അഴീക്കോട് നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) 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 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. M. Shaji of IUML.

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Azhikode
അഴീക്കോട്
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
The Meenkunnu beach in Azhikode (State Assembly constituency).
Existence1977 - present
ReservationNone
Electorate1,72,757 (2016)
Current MLAK. M. Shaji
PartyIUML
Political Front  UDF
DistrictKannur
Local Self Governed SegmentsAzhikode, Chirakkal, Narath, Pappinisseri, Valapattanam and parts of Kannur Municipal Corporation.

Local self governed segments

Azhikode Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality/Municipal corporation) Taluk
1 Azhikode Grama panchayat Kannur
2 Chirakkal Grama panchayat Kannur
3 Narath Grama panchayat Kannur
4 Pappinisseri Grama panchayat Kannur
5 Valapattanam Grama panchayat Kannur
6 Parts of
Kannur		 Municipal corporation 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 Incumbent

    Election results

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

    Niyama Sabha Election 2016

    There were 1,72,757 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[4]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Azhikode
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    IUML K. M. Shaji 63,082 44.58% 0.63
    CPI (M) M. V. Nikesh Kumar 60,795 42.97% 1.83
    BJP A. V. Kesavan 12,580 8.89% 2.70
    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% 0.17
    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% 1.20
    Turnout 1,41,498 81.91% 0.53
    IUML hold Swing 0.63

    Niyama Sabha Election 2011

    There were 1,47,782 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[5]

    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. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
    5. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
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