Kozhikode South (State Assembly constituency)
Kozhikode South State assembly constituency (Malayalam: കോഴിക്കോട് തെക്ക് 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 Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is M. K. Muneer of IUML.
| 28 Kozhikode South കോഴിക്കോട് തെക്ക് | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
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| Existence | 2011 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 1,49,054 (2016) |
| Current MLA | M. K. Muneer |
| Party | IUML |
| Political Front | UDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Local Self Governed Segments | Parts of Kozhikode Municipal Corporation. |
Local self governed segments
Kozhikode South Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Ward no. | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality/Municipal Corporation) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kozhikode | 17-38 41 |
Municipal Corporation | Kozhikode |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Kozhikode South Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | M. K. Muneer | IUML | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,49,054 registered voters in Kozhikode South Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | M. K. Muneer | 49,863 | 43.13% |  2.95 | |
| INL | A. P. Abdul Vahab | 43,536 | 37.66% | 7.09 | |
| BDJS | Satheesh Kuttiyil | 19,146 | 16.56% | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 788 | 0.68% | - | |
| SDPI | U. K. Deysi Balasubrahmanyan | 593 | 0.51% | 0.21 | |
| BSP | Kamala Pavithran | 480 | 0.42% |  0.11 | |
| Independent | A. P. Abdul Vahab | 287 | 0.25% | - | |
| Independent | A. K. Sajan | 227 | 0.20% | - | |
| Independent | Abdul Sathar | 211 | 0.18% | - | |
| Independent | Muneer Davari | 190 | 0.16% | - | |
| Independent | Premanand T. | 166 | 0.14% | - | |
| Independent | Abdul Muneer | 130 | 0.11% | - | |
| Margin of victory | 6,327 | 5.47% | 3.44 | ||
| Turnout | 1,15,617 | 77.57% | 0.51 | ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 2.95 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,32,780 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | M. K. Muneer | 47,771 | 46.08% | - | |
| CPI (M) | C. P. Musaffer Ahammed | 46,395 | 44.75% | - | |
| BJP | Jaya Sadanandan | 7,512 | 7.25% | - | |
| SDPI | Faiz Mohammed | 749 | 0.72% | ||
| Independent | T. T. Muneer | 488 | 0.47% | - | |
| Independent | Mussafar Ahammed | 433 | 0.42% | ||
| BSP | Muhammed Asharaf | 323 | 0.31% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,376 | 2.03% | |||
| Turnout | 1,03,671 | 78.08% | |||
| IUML win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kozhikode District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kozhikode South". www.mapsofindia.com.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.