Irikkur | |
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Constituency No. 9 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
![]() Paithalmala in Irikkur constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Kerala |
District | Kannur |
Established | 1957 |
Total electors | 1,94,966 (2021) |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | ![]() |
Alliance | UDF |
Elected year | 2021 |
Irikkur 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 elections, the current MLA is Sajeev Joseph of INC.
Irikkur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments: [2]
Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
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1 | Sreekandapuram | Municipality | Taliparamba |
2 | Alakode | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
3 | Chengalayi | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
4 | Eruvessi | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
5 | Irikkur | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
6 | Naduvil | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
7 | Payyavoor | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
8 | Udayagiri | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
9 | Ulikkal | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
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1957 | 1st | T. C. Narayanan Nambiar | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 | |
1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
1967 | 3rd | E. P. Krishnan Nambiar | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 | |
1970 | 4th | A. Kunhikannan | 1970 – 1974 | ||
1970 | E. K. Nayanar | 1974 – 1977 | |||
1977 | 5th | C. P. Govindan Nambiar | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 | |
1980 | 6th | Kadannappalli Ramachandran | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 | |
1982 | 7th | K. C. Joseph | Indian National Congress | 1982 – 1987 | |
1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
2021 | 15th | Sajeev Joseph | Incumbent |
There were 1,94,966 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election with a polling rate of 75.63%. [3] [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Sajeev Joseph | 76,764 | 50.33 | ![]() | |
KC(M) | Saji Kuttiyanimattom | 66,754 | 43.77 | ![]() | |
BJP | Aniyamma Rajendran | 7,825 | 5.13 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 459 | 0.30 | ![]() | |
Independent | Chacko Karimbil | 311 | 0.20 | − | |
Independent | Sajan Kuttiyanikkal | 275 | 0.18 | − | |
Independent | Joy John | 128 | 0.08 | − | |
Majority | 10,010 | 6.56 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 152,516 | 75.63 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 194,966 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | ![]() |
There were 1,88,416 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | K. C. Joseph | 72,548 | 49.00 | ![]() | |
CPI | K. T. Jose | 62,901 | 42.48 | ![]() | |
BJP | A. P. Gangadharan | 8,294 | 5.60 | ![]() | |
Independent | Binoy Thomas | 2,734 | 1.85 | − | |
Independent | Joseph K. C. Kalayakkattil | 602 | 0.41 | − | |
NOTA | None of the above | 553 | 0.37 | − | |
Independent | Rijo | 134 | 0.09 | − | |
Independent | Rajeev Joseph | 123 | 0.08 | − | |
Independent | A. K. Shaji | 103 | 0.07 | − | |
Independent | Raveendran A. V. | 80 | 0.05 | − | |
Margin of victory | 9,647 | 6.52 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,48,072 | 78.59 | ![]() | ||
INC hold | Swing | ![]() |
There were 1,69,262 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | K. C. Joseph | 68,503 | 52.41 | ||
CPI | P. Santhosh Kumar | 56,746 | 43.42 | ||
BJP | M. G. Ramakrishnan Nair | 3,529 | 2.70 | ||
Independent | Joseph | 740 | 0.57 | ||
Independent | Ammini Krishnan | 633 | 0.48 | ||
BSP | Biju Thomas | 552 | 0.42 | ||
Margin of victory | 11,757 | 8.99 | |||
Turnout | 1,30,703 | 77.22 | |||
INC hold | Swing |