Dharmadam Assembly constituency

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Dharmadam
Constituency No. 12 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Dharmadom Island and Muzhappilangad Beach
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Kannur
Lok Sabha constituency Kannur
Established2008
Total electors1,93,486 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan 2023.tif
Incumbent
Party Cpm election symbol.svg CPI(M)
Alliance   LDF
Elected year 2021

Dharmadam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala, in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Pinarayi Vijayan of CPI(M).

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Local self-governed segments

Dharmadam Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments: [2]

NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
Anjarakkandy Grama Panchayat Kannur
ChembilodeGrama panchayat Kannur
KadamburGrama panchayat Kannur
Muzhappilangad Grama panchayat Kannur
Peralasseri Grama panchayat Kannur
Dharmadom Grama panchayat Thalassery
Pinarayi Grama panchayat Thalassery
Vengad Grama panchayat Thalassery

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Dharmadam Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies: [3]

ElectionNiyama SabhaMemberPartyTenure
2011 13th K. K. Narayanan CPI(M) 2011 – 2016
2016 14th Pinarayi Vijayan 2016 - 2021
2021 15th Incumbent

    Election results

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

    2021

    There were 1,93,486 registered voters in Dharmadam Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election. [4] [5]

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Dharmadam
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) Pinarayi Vijayan 95,522 59.61 Increase2.svg2.77
    INC C. Raghunathan45,39928.33Decrease2.svg4.49
    BJP C. K. Padmanabhan14,6239.13Increase2.svg0.82
    SDPI Basheer Kannadiparamba2,2801.42N/A
    Independent Valayar Bhagyavathi1,7531.09N/A
    NOTA None of the above4000.25N/A
    Margin of victory50,12331.28Increase2.svg7.26
    Turnout 160,24782.82Decrease2.svg0.48
    CPI(M) hold Swing Increase2.svg2.77

    2016

    There were 1,84,431 registered voters in Dharmadam Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election. [6]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Dharmadam
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) Pinarayi Vijayan 87,32956.84Increase2.svg 3.71
    INC Mambaram Divakaran50,42432.82Decrease2.svg 9.18
    BJP Mohanan Mananthery12,7638.31Increase2.svg 4.67
    SDPI Tharammal Niyas1,9941.30N/A
    NOTA None of the above6150.40N/A
    Independent Divakaran M. Thiruvathira3540.23N/A
    Independent Divakaran Moottil House1480.10N/A
    Margin of victory36,90524.02Increase2.svg 12.89
    Turnout 1,53,62783.30Increase2.svg 0.10
    CPI(M) hold Swing Increase2.svg 3.71

    2011

    There were 1,63,674 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [7]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Dharmadam
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) K. K. Narayanan 72,35453.13
    INC Mambaram Divakaran57,19242.00
    BJP C. P. Sangeetha4,9633.64
    Independent Poyilore Kunnumbrom Divakaran8710.64
    BSP Madhu S. Vayanan7970.59
    Margin of victory15,16211.13
    Turnout 1,36,17783.20
    CPI(M) win (new seat)

    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: Dharmadom". www.mapsofindia.com.
    4. "ceo.kerala.gov.in" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2021.
    5. "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021.
    6. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    7. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.