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{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Mattanur
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 15
| map_image = File:Kannur district wise kerala assambly election 2016 constituency map.svg
| map_caption = Mattanur within Kannur district
| state = [[Kerala]]
| district = [[Kannur district|Kannur]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Kannur Lok Sabha constituency|Kannur]]
| established = 1951
| electors = 1,90,139 (2021)
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image =
| mla = V. K. Sanoj
| party = [[File:Cpm election symbol.svg|20px]] [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| alliance = {{legend2|#ED1C24|'''[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year = [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
}}
'''Mattanur Assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]], India. It is one of the seven assembly segments that constitute the [[Kannur Lok Sabha constituency]]. As of [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026 Kerala Assembly elections]], the current [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] is V.K. Sanoj of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].

Mattanur Was Reestablished By The 2008 Delimitation, by incorporating major parts Of previous [[Kuthuparamba Assembly constituency|Kuthuparamba]] seat. It recorded the largest ever victory margin (60,963)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/statistical_report.pdf |title=Legislative Assembly 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260121075941/https://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/statistical_report.pdf |website=ceo.kerala.gov.in |archive-date=21 January 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> in the history of Kerala Legislative Assembly elections in the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]], achieved by K. K. Shailaja.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Rockstar' Health Minister Shailaja Teacher wins by largest margin in Kerala history |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/05/02/rockstar-health-minister-shailaja-teacher-wins-by-largest-margin-in-kerala-history.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505205044/https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/05/02/rockstar-health-minister-shailaja-teacher-wins-by-largest-margin-in-kerala-history.html |date=2 May 2021 |archive-date=5 May 2021 |website=theweek.in}}</ref>

==Local self-governed segments==
Mattannur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kannur.html
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District
|access-date = 7 March 2021
|archive-date = 23 April 2021
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210423160037/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kannur.html
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!width="30px" |Sl no.
!width="100px" |Name
!width="130px" |Status ([[Gram panchayat|grama panchayat]]/[[municipality]])
!width="100px" |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]
|-
|1
|[[Mattanur]]
|Municipality
|[[Iritty taluk|Iritty]]
|-
|2
|Chittariparamba
|Grama panchayat
|[[Thalassery]]
|-
|3
|[[Keezhallur]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Thalassery]]
|-
|4
|[[Koloyad|Kolayad]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Thalassery]]
|-
|5
|[[Koodali]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Thalassery]]
|-
|6
|Maloor
|Grama panchayat
|[[Thalassery]]
|-
|7
|[[Mangattidam]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Thalassery]]
|-
|8
|[[Padiyoor]]-[[Kalliad]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Iritty taluk|Iritty]]
|-
|9
|[[Thillenkeri]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Iritty taluk|Iritty]]
|}

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==Members of Legislative Assembly==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Election
! Niyama<br>Sabha
! Name
! colspan=2|Party
! Tenure
|-
| [[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| 1st
| rowspan="2" |[[N. E. Balaram]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Communist Party of India}}
| 1957 – 1960
|-
| [[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]
| 2nd
| 1960 – 1965
|-
| [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| 13th
| rowspan="2" |[[E. P. Jayarajan]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| 2011 – 2016
|-
| [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| 14th
| 2016 – 2021
|-
| [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| 15th
|[[K. K. Shailaja]]
| 2021 - 2026
|-
| [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| 16th
| rowspan="2" |V. K. Sanoj
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[Incumbent]]
|}
<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://kannur.nic.in/constituencies
|website = kannur.nic.in
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala
}}</ref>
{{notelist}}

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

=== 2026 ===

{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Mattanur}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = V. K. Sanoj
|votes = 81,456
|percentage = 47.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Chandran Thillenkeri
|votes = 67,288
|percentage = 39.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Biju Elakkuzhi
|votes = 17,815
|percentage = 10.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Social Democratic Party Of India
|candidate = Basheer Punnad
|votes = 2171
|percentage = 1.28%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the Above
|candidate = NOTA
|votes = 771
|percentage = 0.45%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sanod s/o Kunhiraman k
|votes = 210
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Chandran Thengalath
|votes = 147
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
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{{Election box hold with party link
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{{Election box end}}

=== 2021 ===

There were 1,90,139 registered voters in the Mattanur constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/statistical_report.pdf |title=Legislative Assembly 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260121075941/https://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/statistical_report.pdf |website=ceo.kerala.gov.in |archive-date=21 January 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Mattanur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[K. K. Shailaja]]
|votes = 96,129
|percentage = 61.97
|change = {{gain}}5.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Illikkal Augusthy
|votes = 35,166
|percentage = 22.67
|change = –
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Biju Elakkuzhi
|votes = 18,223
|percentage = 11.75
|change = {{loss}}0.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Social Democratic Party of India
|candidate = Rafeekh Keecheri
|votes = 4,201
|percentage = 2.71
|change = {{gain}}0.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 796
|percentage = 0.51
|change = {{loss}}0.45
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Agusthy N. A.
|votes = 619
|percentage = 0.40
|change = –
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 60,963
|percentage = 39.24
|change = {{gain}}10.06
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,56,127
|percentage = 82.11
|change = {{loss}}1.46
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = {{gain}}5.35
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2016 ===
There were 1,77,911 registered voters in the Mattanur constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Mattanur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[E. P. Jayarajan]]
|votes = 84,030
|percentage = 56.62
|change = {{gain}}0.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = K. P. Prashanth
|votes = 40,649
|percentage = 27.34
|change = –
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Biju Elakkuzhi
|votes = 18,620
|percentage = 12.52
|change = {{gain}}6.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Social Democratic Party of India
|candidate = Rafeekh Keecheri
|votes = 3,188
|percentage = 2.14
|change = {{gain}}0.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,420
|percentage = 0.96
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Kodippadi Prashanth
|votes = 770
|percentage = 0.52
|change = –
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 43,381
|percentage = 29.18
|change = {{gain}}6.23
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,48,677
|percentage = 83.57
|change = {{gain}}0.85
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = {{gain}}0.07
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2011 ===
There were 1,60,771 registered voters in the Mattanur constituency for the 2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|accessdate=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Mattanur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[E. P. Jayarajan]]
|votes = 75,177
|percentage = 56.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Janata (Democratic)
|candidate = Joseph Chaavara
|votes = 44,665
|percentage = 33.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Biju Elakkuzhi
|votes = 8,707
|percentage = 6.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Social Democratic Party of India
|candidate = Adv. K. C. Muhammad Sabeer
|votes = 2,757
|percentage = 2.07
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Joseph
|votes = 858
|percentage = 0.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Hameed
|votes = 783
|percentage = 0.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 30,512
|percentage = 22.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,32,947
|percentage = 82.72
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1952===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Mattanur]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Madhavan Nambiar, Kallorath |party=Communist Party of India |votes=29,257 |percentage=62.32% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Subbarao |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,430 |percentage=24.35% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chattu Kutty Nambiar, Ayilath Kutteri |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=5,576 |percentage=11.88% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Balakrishnan Nambiar, Kudali Thazhathveethil |party=Independent politician |votes=683 |percentage=1.45% |change=
}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=17,827 |percentage=37.97% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=46,946 |percentage=69.64% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 67,408 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Communist Party of India |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Mattanur]]
* [[Kannur district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}

{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Kannur district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Madras State]]

Mattanur Assembly constituency - Revision history

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