Political divisions of Kasaragod

Local bodies in Kasaragod district

Kasaragod district has four types of administrative hierarchies:

• Taluk and Village administration managed by the provincial government of Kerala
• Panchayath Administration managed by the local bodies
• Parliament Constituencies for the federal government of India
• Assembly Constituencies for the provincial government of Kerala

Villages in Kasaragod District

Kanhangad Municipal Office

Kasaragod Area

• Badiadka, Mogral Puthur, Madhur and Kumbadaje
• Bellur, Karadka, Chengala, Muliyar, Chemnad, Cheroor and Menangod.
• Bedadka, Kuttikkol, Uduma and Pullur-Periya

Kanhangad Area

• Ajanur, Kodom-Bellur, Madikai, Kinanoor-Karinthalam and Ballal
• West Eleri, East Eleri, Kallar, Parappa and Panathadi

Nileshwar Area

• Nileshwar,Kinavoor, Kayyur-Cheemeni and Trikaripur
• Padanna, Valiyaparamba and Pilikkode

Manjeshwar Area

• Vorkadi, Meenja, Paivalike and Enmakaje
• Mangalpadi, Kumbla and Puthige

Kasaragod Parliament Constituency

Kasaragod is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.

Assembly segments

Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: ^[1]

1. Manjeshwaram
2. Kasaragod
3. Udma
4. Kanhangad
5. Thrikaripur
6. Payyanur
7. Kalliasseri

Members of Parliament

• 1957: A.K. Gopalan, Communist Party of India
• 1962: A.K. Gopalan, Communist Party of India
• 1967: A.K. Gopalan, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• 1971: Ramachandran Kadannappalli, Indian National Congress
• 1977: Ramachandran Kadannappalli, Indian National Congress
• 1980: Ramanna Rai, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• 1984: I. Rama Rai, Indian National Congress (I)
• 1989: Ramanna Rai, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• 1991: Ramanna Rai, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• 1996: T. Govindan, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• 1998: T. Govindan, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• 1999: T. Govindan, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• 2004: P. Karunakaran, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• 2009: P. Karunakaran, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• 2014: P. Karunakaran, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• 2019: Rajmohan Unnithan, Indian National Congress
• 2024: Rajmohan Unnithan, Indian National Congress

Indian general election, 2024

Left Democratic Front (LDF) fielded veteran Communist leader M. V. Balakrishnan from CPI(M) against Congress incumbent Rajmohan Unnithan in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. M.L. Ashwini from BJP contested for NDA. ^[2]

General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Kasaragod ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rajmohan Unnithan	490,659	44.10	+0.60
	CPI(M)	M. V. Balakrishnan	3,90,010	35.06	−4.75
	BJP	M. L. Ashwini	2,19,558	19.73	+3.60
	NOTA	None of the above	7,112	0.64
Majority			1,00,649	9.04	+5.34
Turnout			11,17,221	76.76
Registered electors
	INC hold		Swing

See also

• Indian general election, 2014 (Kerala)
• Kasaragod district
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References

1. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
2. Sajit, C. P. "Long-standing concerns could prove decisive in Kasaragod". The Hindu.
3. Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Kasaragod". Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.

External links

• Election Commission of India: https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp

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