Political divisions of Kozhikode District

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Kozhikode District has four types of administrative hierarchies:

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Legislative constituencies

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Local authorities, and legislative assembly constituencies in Kozhikode district

Villages in Kozhikode Taluk

  1. Kasaba
  2. Katchery
  3. Panniyankara
  4. Nagaram
  5. Feroke
  6. Ramanattukara
  7. Kadalundy
  8. Karuvanthuruthy
  9. Beypore
  10. Puthiyangadi
  11. Valayanad
  12. Cheruvannur
  13. Chevayue
  14. Nellicode
  15. Chelavoor
  16. Elathur
  17. Thalakulathur
  18. Vengeri
  19. Kakkodi
  20. Olavanna
  21. Chelannur
  22. Pantheerankavu
  23. Kunnamangalam
  24. Perumanna
  25. Peruvayal
  26. Kumaranellur
  27. Thazhecode
  28. Kakkur
  29. Nanminda
  30. Kakkad
  31. Chathamangalam
  32. Poolacode
  33. Kuruvattur
  34. Kodiyathur
  35. Mavoor
  36. Kuttikkattur
  37. Madavoor
  38. Kottuli
  39. Raroth
Puthiyangadi, Valayanad and Cheruvannur
*     Chevayur, Nellicode, Chelavoor and Elathur
Thalakulathur, Vengeri, Kakkodi and Olavanna
*     Chelannur, Pantheerankavu and Kunnamangalam
*     Kakkur, Nanminda, Kakkad and Chathamangalam

Villages in Vatakara Taluk

Villages in Koyilandy Taluk

Koyilandy is the thaluk headquarters of 34 villages. They are: Arikkulam, Atholy, Avitanallur, Balussery, Chakkittapara, Changaroth, Chemancheri, Chempanode, Chengottukavu, Cheruvannur, Eravattur, Iringal, Kayanna, Keezhariyur, Koorachundu, Koothali, Kottur, Kozhukkallur, Menhaniam, Meppayur, Moodadi, Naduvannur, Nochad, Palery, Panangad, Panthalayani, Payyoli, Perambra, Sivapuram, Thikkodi, Thurayur, Ulliyeri, Unnikulam , Viyyur and Muchukunnu.

Villages in Thamarassery Taluk

There are 20 villages in Thamarassery Taluk. They are

Kozhikode Parliament Constituency

Assembly segments

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

  1. Balusseri
  2. Koduvally
  3. Kozhikode North
  4. Kozhikode South
  5. Beypore
  6. Kunnamangalam
  7. Elathur

Members of Parliament

Madras

Kerala

Indian general election, 2014

Veteran parliamentarian A. Vijayaraghavan will be the Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate from Kozhikode constituency in the Lok Sabha Elections 2014. Sitting MP M. K. Raghavan will contest as the United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate and C. K. Padmanabhan as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate. [2]

2014 Indian general election  : Kozhikode
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC M K Raghavan 397,61542.16-0.76
CPI(M) A Vijayaraghavan 380,73240.37-2.47
BJP C K Padmanabhan 1,15,76012.28+1.03
NOTA None of the above6,3810.68
Margin of victory16,8831.79+1.68
Turnout 943,00979.80
INC hold Swing

Election results

Percentage Changes are based on numbers from the 1999 elections.

2004 Indian general elections: Kozhikode
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD(S) M.P.Veerendra Kumar 340,11143.54+3.04
INC Adv. V. Balaram 274,78535.18-11.45
BJP M.T.Ramesh 97,88912.53+2.33
Margin of victory65,3268.36+2.23
Turnout 781,14670.41-2.88

Vatakara Parliament Constituency

Vatakara (or Badagara) is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.

Assembly segments

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

  1. Tellicherry
  2. kuthuparamba
  3. Vatakara
  4. Nadapuram
  5. Kuttiady
  6. Koyilandy
  7. Perambra

Members of Parliament

Indian general election, 2014

Mullappally Ramachandran, the incumbent, was the United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate while A N Shamseer of the CPI(M) contested as the Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate in the Lok Sabha Elections 2014. VK Sajeevan was the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and Ali Akbar was the candidate for the Aam Admi Party (AAP).

2014 Indian general elections  : Vatakara
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Mullappally Ramachandran 416,47943.41%-5.41%
CPI(M) A N Shamseer413,17343.07%+0.76%
BJP VK Sajeevan76,3137.95%+3.27%
NOTA None of the above6,1070.64%---
Margin of victory3,3060.34%-6.17%
Turnout 959,34281.61
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

See also

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