Kozhikode North Assembly constituency
Kozhikode North 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 Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Thottathil Ravindran of CPI(M).
| Kozhikode North | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 27 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Government Medical College, Kozhikode is located in the Kozhikode North (State Assembly constituency). | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Established | 2011 - present |
| Total electors | 1,80,909 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kozhikode North constituency came into existence in 2011. Before it was known as Calicut-I from 1957 to 2011.
Local self governed segments
editKozhikode North Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following wards of the Kozhikode Municipal Corporation:[2]
| Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Kunduparamba | 7 | Karuvissery |
| 8 | Malaparamba | 9 | Thadambattuthazham |
| 10 | Vengery | 11 | Poolakadavu |
| 12 | Paropady | 13 | Civil Station |
| 14 | Chevarambalam | 15 | Vellimadukunnu (Silver Hills) |
| 16 | Moozhikkal | 17 | Chelavoor |
| 18 | Mayanad | 19 | Medical College South |
| 20 | Medical College | 21 | Chevayur |
| 24 | Kudilthode | 25 | Kottooli |
| 26 | Parayanchery | 62 | Moonnalingal |
| 63 | Thiruthiyad | 64 | Eranhipalam |
| 65 | Nadakkavu | 66 | Vellayil |
| 67 | Thoppayil | 68 | Chakkorathkulam |
| 69 | Karaparamba | 70 | East Hill |
| 71 | Athanikkal | 72 | West Hill |
| 73 | Edakkad | 74 | Puthiyangadi |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | O. T. Sharada Krishnan | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | P. C. R. Nair | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | P. V. Sankaranarayanan | Indian National Congress | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | K. Chandrasekhara Kurup | Communist Party of India | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | M. Dasan | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | A. Sujanapal | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | M. Dasan | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | A. Sujanapal | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | A. Pradeepkumar | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 | |
As Kozhikode North
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | A. Pradeepkumar | Communist Party of India | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Thottathil Ravindran | Incumbent | ||
Election results
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2021
editThere were 1,80,909 registered voters in Kozhikode North Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Thottathil Ravindran | 59,124 | 42.98% |  5.42
| |
| INC | K. M. Abhijith | 46,196 | 33.58% |  6.19
| |
| BJP | M. T Ramesh | 30,952 | 22.5% | 0.02
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 516 | 0.38% | 0.2
| |
| Independent | N. Abhijith | 328 | 0.34% | − | |
| SUCI(C) | K. Rahim | 152 | 0.11% | 0.05
| |
| Independent | A Ramesh | 104 | 0.08% | − | |
| Independent | V. P Ramesh | 96 | 0.07% | − | |
| Independent | Urandiyil Raveendran | 90 | 0.07% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 12,928 | 9.39% | 11.62
| ||
| Turnout | 1,37,562 | 76.03% | 2.09
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 5.42
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2016
editThere were 1,69,752 registered voters in Kozhikode North Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. Pradeepkumar | 64,192 | 48.40% | 0.72
| |
| INC | P. M. Suresh Babu | 36,319 | 27.39% | 13.91
| |
| BJP | K. P. Sreesan | 29,860 | 22.52% | 14.01
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 770 | 0.58% | − | |
| BSP | K. P. Velayudhan | 457 | 0.34% | 0.14
| |
| SDPI | Abdul Vahid | 351 | 0.26% | − | |
| SUCI(C) | S. Jennifer | 208 | 0.16% | 0.04
| |
| Independent | E. Pradeep Kumar Peedikathodi | 187 | 0.14% | − | |
| Independent | T. Suresh Babu Kamaladhalam | 151 | 0.11% | − | |
| Independent | Abdu Samad | 122 | 0.09% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 27,873 | 21.01% | 13.27
| ||
| Turnout | 1,32,617 | 78.12% | 0.81
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.72
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
editThere were 1,50,4325 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. Pradeepkumar | 57,123 | 49.12% | − | |
| INC | P. V. Gangadharan | 48,125 | 41.38% | − | |
| BJP | P. Reghunathan | 9,894 | 8.51% | ||
| Independent | Pradeep Kumar | 420 | 0.36% | − | |
| Independent | Gangadharan | 367 | 0.32% | − | |
| BSP | Looka Joseph | 229 | 0.20% | − | |
| SUCI(C) | P. M. Sreekumar | 142 | 0.16% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,998 | 7.74% | |||
| Turnout | 1,16,300 | 77.31% | |||
| CPI(M) win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "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.