Nilambur Assembly constituency

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Nilambur
Constituency No. 35 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Malappuram
Lok Sabha constituency Wayanad
Established1965
Total electors2,25,356 (2021) [1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  INC
Elected year 2025

Nilambur 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. [2]

Contents

Local self-governed segments

Nilambur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments: [3]

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Nilambur Municipality Nilambur
2 Vazhikadavu Grama panchayat Nilambur
3 Moothedam Grama panchayat Nilambur
4 Edakkara Grama panchayat Nilambur
5 Pothukal Grama panchayat Nilambur
6 Chungathara Grama panchayat Nilambur
7 Karulayi Grama panchayat Nilambur
8 Amarambalam Grama panchayat Nilambur

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Nilambur Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies: [4]

ElectionNiyama
Sabha
NamePartyTenure
1967 3rd K. Kunhali Communist Party of India 1967 – 1970
1970 4thM. P. Gangadharan Indian National Congress 1970 – 1977
1977 5th Aryadan Muhammed 1977 – 1980
1980 6thC. Haridas Indian National Congress 1980
1980* Aryadan Muhammed 1980 - 1982
1982 7th T. K. Hamza Independent politician 1982 – 1987
1987 8th Aryadan Muhammed Indian National Congress 1987 – 1991
1991 9th1991 – 1996
1996 10th1996 – 2001
2001 11th2001 – 2006
2006 12th2006 – 2011
2011 13th2011 – 2016
2016 14th P. V. Anvar Independent politician 2016 - 2021
2021 15th2021-2025
2025* Aryadan Shoukath Indian National Congress Incumbent

    *by-election


    Detailed election results

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

    2025 by-election

    By political party

    2025 by-election: Nilambur [5]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC Aryadan Shoukath 77,737 46.17 Increase2.svg1.17
    CPI(M) M. Swaraj 66,66037.88Decrease2.svg9.32
    Independent P. V. Anvar 19,76011.23Increase2.svg11.23
    BJP Mohan George8,6484.91Decrease2.svg0.03
    SDPI Sadik Naduthodi2,0751.18Decrease2.svg0.71
    NOTA None of the above 6300.36
    Majority 11,0776.29
    Turnout 175,98975.27%
    INC gain from Independent Swing

    By local self-governed segment

    Status (Gram panchayat/municipality)Votes
    Indian National CongressCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Independent (P. V. Anvar)Lead
    Amarambalam 1006598142447704
    Chungathara 10426903928241287
    Edakkara 7739656921221170
    Karulai 640365331870118
    Moothedam 7986592422162067
    Nilambur 143621039321243967
    Pothukal 785174611585307
    Vazhikkadavu 122551042645441829

    2021

    By political party

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Nilambur
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    LDF P. V. Anvar 81,227 46.9
    INC V. V. Prakash78,52745.34
    BJP T. K. Ashokkumar8,5004.96
    SDPI K. Babu Mani3,2811.89
    Independent Sajadurahman C.P.5590.32
    ICSP Anila Mathew5090.29
    NOTA None of the above 5070.29
    Margin of victory2,7001.54
    Turnout 173,20576.6
    Independent hold Swing

    By local self-governed segment

    Status (Gram panchayat/municipality)Votes
    Indian National CongressBharatiya Janata PartyIndependent (P. V. Anvar)
    Amarambalam 9746144611,238
    Chungathara 11,347107211,033
    Edakkara 7,74510227,757
    Karulai 61595017605
    Moothedam 89156906584
    Nilambur 11,673146413,200
    Pothukal 78138608319
    Vazhikkadavu 13,436136713,471

    2016

    By political party

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Nilambur
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Independent P. V. Anvar 77,858 47.91%
    INC Aryadan Shoukath 66,35440.83%Decrease2.svg7.81
    BDJS Girish Mekkatt12,2847.56%
    SDPI K. Babu Mani4,7512.92%Increase2.svg1.04
    NOTA None of the above1,2560.77%
    Margin of victory11,5047.08%Increase2.svg2.98
    Turnout 162,50378.83%Increase2.svg0.89
    Registered electors 206,132
    Independent gain from INC Swing

    By local self-governed segment

    Status (Gram panchayat/municipality)Votes
    Indian National CongressBharath Dharma Jana SenaIndependent (P. V. Anvar)
    Amarambalam 8379190911,080
    Chungathara 958619649890
    Edakkara 619519197,486
    Karulai 55605337030
    Moothedam 70488226830
    Nilambur 11,241165914,011
    Pothukal 706913638009
    Vazhikkadavu 10,917198613,079

    2011

    By political party

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Nilambur
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC Aryadan Muhammed 66,331 48.64%
    Independent M. Thomas Mathew60,73344.54%
    BJP K. C. Velayudhan4,4253.25%
    SDPI C. G. Unni2,5661.88%
    BSP Thariyan Kiliyan1,2910.95%
    Independent Thomas Mathew1,0120.74%
    Margin of victory5,5984.10%
    Turnout 136,35877.94%
    Registered electors 174,945
    INC hold Swing

    By local self-governed segment

    Status (Gram panchayat/municipality)Votes
    Indian National CongressBharatiya Janata PartyIndependent (M. Thomas Mathew)
    Amarambalam 836310087929
    Chungathara 96904938745
    Edakkara 72865626371
    Karulai 50692774822
    Moothedam 56903684968
    Nilambur 12,45466911,280
    Pothukal 71824636743
    Vazhikkadavu 10,3835839572

    See also

    References

    1. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    2. "State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala".
    3. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District".
    4. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Nilambur".
    5. "Assembly bypoll results highlights: Congress wins Nilambur; AAP wins a seat each in Gujarat, Punjab; Trinamool bags Bengal's Kaliganj; BJP retains Kadi in Gujarat". The Hindu. 23 June 2025. Archived from the original on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.