Vadakara Assembly constituency
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| Vadakara | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 20 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Vadakara Sandbank | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 167,406 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| 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.
Local self-governed segments
[edit]Vadakara Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatakara | Municipality | Vatakara |
| 2 | Azhiyur | Grama panchayat | Vatakara |
| 3 | Chorode | Grama panchayat | Vatakara |
| 4 | Eramala | Grama Panchayat | Vatakara |
| 5 | Onchiam | Grama panchayat | Vatakara |
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]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
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | ||
| 1960 | 2nd | M. Krishnan | SSP | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | PSP | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | SP | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | K. Chandrasekharan | BLD | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | JNP | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | JD | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | C. K. Nanu | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | JD(S) | 2001 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | M. K Premnath | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | C. K. Nanu | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | K. K. Rema | RMPI | Incumbent | |
Election results
[edit]2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMPI | K. K. Rema | 62,456 | 47.63 | ||
| LJD | Manayath Chandran | 57,602 | 42.15 | ||
2016
[edit]There were 1,58,907 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | C. K. Nanu | 49,211 | 37.98 |  3.07
| |
| JD(U) | Manayath Chandran | 39,700 | 30.64 | − | |
| Independent | K. K. Rema | 20,504 | 15.82 | − | |
| BJP | M. Rajeshkumar | 13,937 | 10.76 |  4.71
| |
| SDPI | P. Abdul Hameed | 2,673 | 2.06 | 0.99
| |
| Independent | Madaparambath Chandran | 1,648 | 1.27 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 506 | 0.39 | − | |
| Independent | K. K. Rema Kuniyil | 352 | 0.27 | − | |
| CPI(ML)L | Stalin P. P. | 284 | 0.22 | − | |
| Independent | T. K. Nanu | 279 | 0.22 | − | |
| Independent | Mathath Chandran | 240 | 0.19 | − | |
| Independent | T. P. Rama Vadakke Eroth | 238 | 0.18 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 9.511 | 7.34 | 6.60
| ||
| Turnout | 1,29,572 | 81.54 | 0.82
| ||
| JD(S) hold | Swing | 3.07
|
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2011
[edit]There were 1,41,564 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | C. K. Nanu | 46,912 | 41.05 | ||
| SJ(D) | M. K. Premnath | 46,065 | 40.31 | ||
| Independent | N. Venu | 10,098 | 8.84 | ||
| BJP | M. P. Rajan | 6,909 | 6.05 | ||
| SDPI | Saalim Azhiyur | 3,488 | 3.05 | ||
| Independent | V. K. Premnathan | 795 | 0.70 | ||
| Margin of victory | 847 | 0.74 | |||
| Turnout | 1,14,267 | 80.72 | |||
| JD(S) hold | Swing | ||||
1952
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | Moidu Keloth | 29,356 | 68.98% | ||
| INC | Chattu, Ayatathil | 13,204 | 31.02% | 31.02% | |
| Margin of victory | 16,152 | 37.95% | |||
| Turnout | 42,560 | 66.88% | |||
| Registered electors | 63,638 | ||||
| Socialist win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]- Vatakara
- Kozhikode district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
[edit]- ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Kozhikode district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kozhikode District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "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.