Azhikode Assembly constituency

Azhikode
Azhikode
Constituency No. 10 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
	Meenkunnu beach in Azhikode (State Assembly constituency)
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Established	1977 - present
Total electors	1,81,562 (2021)
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent K. V. Sumesh
Party	CPIM
Alliance	LDF

Last updated September 05, 2024

Azhikode 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 Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. ^[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. V. Sumesh of CPI(M).

Local self governed segments

Azhikode Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following 15 wards of the Kannur Municipal Corporation (Pallikunnu zone and Puzhathi zone) in Kannur Taluk, and 5 Gram Panchayats in the same Taluk:^[2]

**Wards of Kannur Municipal Corporation in Azhikode Constituency**
Ward no.	Name	Ward no.	Name	Ward no.	Name
1	Palliyammoola	2	Kunnav	3	Kokkenpara
4	Pallikunnu	5	Talap	6	Udayamkunnu
7	Podikundu	8	Kottali	9	Athazhakunnu
10	Kakkad	11	Thulicheri	12	Kakkad North
13	Shadulippalli	54	Chalad	55	Panjikkayil

**Other Local Bodies in Azhikode Constituency**
Name	Local Body Type	Taluk
Azhikode	Grama panchayat	Kannur
Chirakkal	Grama panchayat	Kannur
Narath	Grama panchayat	Kannur
Pappinisseri	Grama panchayat	Kannur
Valappattanam	Grama panchayat	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		Tenure
1977	5th	Chadayan Govindan	CPI(M)	1977–1980
1980	6th	P. Devootty		1980–1982
1982	7th	P. Devootty		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	T. K. Balan		2001–2005
2005*	11th	M. Prakashan Master		2005–2006
2006	12th	M. Prakashan Master		2006–2011
2011	13th	K. M. Shaji	IUML	2011–2016
2016	14th	K. M. Shaji	IUML	2016-2021
2021	15th	K. V. Sumesh	CPI(M)	Incumbent

Election results

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

2021

There were 181,562 registered voters in Azhikode constituency for 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.^[4]^[5]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Azhikode
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	KV Sumesh	65.794	45.41	2.44
	IUML	K.M. Shaji	59,653	41.17	3.41
	BJP	K. Ranjith	15,741	10.86	1.97
	SDPI	Abdul Jabbar K.K	2,357	1.63	0.43
	NOTA	None of the above	517	0.36	0.04
	Independent	K.M. Shaji (Mamba)	277	0.19	N/A
	SUCI(C)	Resmi Ravi	226	0.16	N/A
	Independent	Sumesh M	180	0.12	N/A
	Independent	Prasad V.P	104	0.07	N/A
	Independent	Pavithran Kurikkalat	48	0.03	N/A
Majority			6,141	4.24	2.63
Turnout			144,897	79.8	2.11
Registered electors			181,562
	CPIM gain from IUML		Swing

Niyama Sabha Election 2016

There were 1,72,757 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.^[6]

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.^[7]

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

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References

↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala". kannur.nic.in.
↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Azhikode". www.mapsofindia.com.
↑ "Azhikode Assembly election result 2021". moneycontrol.com.
↑ "Azhikode Assembly Elections". Oneindia .
↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.

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[knr-2] "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.

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