Vadakara Assembly constituency

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Vadakara
Constituency No. 20 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Established1951
Total electors167,406 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Revolutionary Marxist Party of India
Alliance   UDF
Elected year 2021

Vadakara 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 Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 Assembly election, the current MLA is K. K. Rema of Revolutionary Marxist Party of India.

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Local self-governed segments

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

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Vatakara Municipality Vatakara
2 Azhiyur Grama panchayatVatakara
3 Chorode Grama panchayatVatakara
4 Eramala Grama PanchayatVatakara
5 Onchiam Grama panchayatVatakara

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  CPI   JD   PSP   JD(S)   JP   BLD   SSP   RMPI

ElectionNiyama

Sabha

MemberPartyTenure
1957 1st CPI 1957 – 1960
1960 2ndM. Krishnan SSP 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd PSP 1967 – 1970
1970 4th SP 1970 – 1977
1977 5thK. Chandrasekharan BLD 1977 – 1980
1980 6th JNP 1980 – 1982
1982 7th1982 – 1987
1987 8th1987 – 1991
1991 9th JD 1991 – 1996
1996 10thC. K. Nanu1996 – 2001
2001 11th JD(S) 2001 – 2006
2006 12thM. K Premnath2006 – 2011
2011 13th C. K. Nanu 2011 – 2016
2016 14th2016 - 2021
202115th K. K. Rema RMPI Incumbent

Election results

2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Vadakara
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RMPI K. K. Rema62,45647.63
LJD Manayath Chandran57,60242.15

2016

There were 1,58,907 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election. [3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Vadakara
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD(S) C. K. Nanu49,21137.98Decrease2.svg3.07
JD(U) Manayath Chandran39,70030.64
Independent K. K. Rema20,50415.82
BJP M. Rajeshkumar13,93710.76Increase2.svg4.71
SDPI P. Abdul Hameed2,6732.06Decrease2.svg0.99
Independent Madaparambath Chandran1,6481.27
NOTA None of the above5060.39
Independent K. K. Rema Kuniyil3520.27
CPI(ML)L Stalin P. P.2840.22
Independent T. K. Nanu2790.22
Independent Mathath Chandran2400.19
Independent T. P. Rama Vadakke Eroth2380.18
Margin of victory9.5117.34Increase2.svg6.60
Turnout 1,29,57281.54Increase2.svg0.82
JD(S) hold Swing Increase2.svg3.07

2011

There were 1,41,564 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Vadakara
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD(S) C. K. Nanu46,91241.05
SJ(D) M. K. Premnath46,06540.31
Independent N. Venu10,0988.84
BJP M. P. Rajan6,9096.05
SDPI Saalim Azhiyur3,4883.05
Independent V. K. Premnathan7950.70
Margin of victory8470.74
Turnout 1,14,26780.72
JD(S) hold Swing

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vadakara [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Socialist Moidu Keloth 29,356 68.98%
INC Chattu, Ayatathil13,20431.02%31.02%
Margin of victory16,15237.95%
Turnout 42,56066.88%
Registered electors 63,638
Socialist win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. "State Assembly constituencies in Kozhikode district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kozhikode District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.