Shornur 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 Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is P. Mammikutty of CPI(M).
| Shornur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 51 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Shoranur Junction railway station, the largest railway station in the state in terms of area. | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 1,51,911 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self governed segments
editShornur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoranur | Municipality | Ottapalam |
| 2 | Cherpulassery | Municipality | Ottapalam |
| 3 | Ananganadi | Grama panchayat | Ottapalam |
| 4 | Chalavara | Grama panchayat | Ottapalam |
| 5 | Nellaya | Grama panchayat | Ottapalam |
| 6 | Thrikkadeeri | Grama panchayat | Ottapalam |
| 7 | Vaniyamkulam | Grama panchayat | Ottapalam |
| 8 | Vellinezhi | Grama panchayat | Ottapalam |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Shornur Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | K. S. Saleekha | Communist Party of India | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | P. K. Sasi | 2016 – 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | P. Mammikutty | Incumbent | ||
Election results
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2021
editThere were 1,93,992 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | P. Mammikutty | 74,400 | 48.98 |  2.27
| |
| INC | T. H. Firoz Babu | 37,726 | 24.83 |  4.55
| |
| BJP | Sandeep Varier | 36,973 | 24.34 | − | |
| SDPI | Muhammad Musthafa | 1,251 | 0.82 | 0.06
| |
| BSP | T. C. Ayyappankutty | 883 | 0.58 | 0.04
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 678 | 0.45 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 36,674 | 24.15 | 6.82
| ||
| Turnout | 1,51,911 | 78.31 | 1.68
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.27
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2016
editThere were 1,84,867 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | P. K. Sasi | 66,165 | 46.71 | 2.86
| |
| INC | C. Sangeetha | 41,618 | 29.38 | 8.97
| |
| BDJS | V. P. Chandran | 28,836 | 20.36 | − | |
| SDPI | M. Saidalavi | 1,246 | 0.88 | 1.67
| |
| Independent | Harish Muhammed | 882 | 0.62 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 800 | 0.56 | − | |
| BSP | Anandan K. K. | 764 | 0.54 | 0.20
| |
| Independent | A. Radhakrishnan | 697 | 0.49 | − | |
| SS | P. K. Anumon | 407 | 0.29 | − | |
| Independent | Moindeesa Moloor | 247 | 0.17 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 24,547 | 17.33 | 6.11
| ||
| Turnout | 1,41,662 | 76.63 | 3.25
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.86
|
|||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
editThere were 1,63,885 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. S. Saleekha | 59,616 | 49.57 | − | |
| INC | Santha Jayaram | 46,123 | 38.35 | ||
| BJP | V. B. Muralidharan | 10,562 | 8.78 | ||
| SDPI | Khalid A. | 3,065 | 2.55 | ||
| BSP | M. C. Velayudhan | 894 | 0.74 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 13,493 | 11.22 | |||
| Turnout | 1,20,260 | 73.38 | 1.25
| ||
| CPI(M) win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Palakkad district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Shornur". www.mapsofindia.com.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India".
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.