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{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| state = Kerala
| name = Nilambur
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 35
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| established = 1965
| reservation = None
| electors = 2,25,356 (2021)<ref name="turnout_2021">{{cite web
|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala
|url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/VoterTurnout2021.pdf
|website=www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
}}</ref>
| mla = [[Aryadan Shoukath]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency|Wayanad]]
| party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}
| latest_election_year = [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| district = [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]]
}}

'''Nilambur Assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]]. It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://malappuram.nic.in/constituencies
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala
}}</ref>

==Local self-governed segments==
Nilambur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/malappuram.html
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District
|access-date = 21 August 2019
|archive-date = 20 August 2019
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190820130501/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/malappuram.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
|[[Nilambur]]
|Municipality
|[[Nilambur (Taluk)|Nilambur]]
|-
|2
|[[Vazhikkadavu|Vazhikadavu]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Nilambur (Taluk)|Nilambur]]
|-
|3
|[[Moothedam]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Nilambur (Taluk)|Nilambur]]
|-
|4
|[[Edakkara]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Nilambur (Taluk)|Nilambur]]
|-
|5
|[[Pothukal]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Nilambur (Taluk)|Nilambur]]
|-
|6
|[[Chungathara]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Nilambur (Taluk)|Nilambur]]
|-
|7
|[[Karulai|Karulayi]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Nilambur (Taluk)|Nilambur]]
|-
|8
|[[Amarambalam]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Nilambur (Taluk)|Nilambur]]
|}

==Members of Legislative Assembly==
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented Nilambur Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/nilambur-assembly-constituency-map.html
|title = Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Nilambur
}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Election
! Niyama Sabha
! Name
! colspan="2"|Party
! Tenure
|-
| [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| 3rd
| [[K. Kunhali]]
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| 1967 – 1970
|-
| [[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]
| 4th
| M. P. Gangadharan
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}
| 1970 – 1977
|-
| [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| 5th
| [[Aryadan Muhammed]]
| 1977 – 1980
|-
| [[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| rowspan="2" |6th
| C. Haridas
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress (U)}}
| 1980
|-
| 1980*
| [[Aryadan Muhammed]]
| 1980 - 1982
|-
| [[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
| 7th
| [[T. K. Hamza]]
| {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}
| 1982 – 1987
|-
| [[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| 8th
| rowspan="6" |[[Aryadan Muhammed]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=6|Indian National Congress}}
| 1987 – 1991
|-
| [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| 9th
| 1991 – 1996
|-
| [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| 10th
| 1996 – 2001
|-
| [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| 11th
| 2001 – 2006
|-
| [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| 12th
| 2006 – 2011
|-
| [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| 13th
| 2011 – 2016
|-
| [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| 14th
| rowspan="2"|[[P. V. Anvar]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Independent politician}}
| 2016 - 2021
|-
| [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| rowspan="2" | 15th
| 2021-2025
|-
| [[2025 elections in India#Kerala|2025*]]
| rowspan=2|[[Aryadan Shoukath]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}
| 2025 – 2026
|-
|[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| 16th
| 2026 – present
|-
|}
{{notelist}}*by-election

== Detailed 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]]: Nilambur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party= Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Aryadan Shoukath]]|votes=113,586|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|candidate=[[U. Sharafali]]|votes=58,735|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharath Dharma Jana Sena|candidate=Gireesh Mekkad|votes=12,660|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=Jaisal Maliyekkal|votes=1942|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=2672|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2025 by-election===
====By political party====
{{Election box begin|title=[[2025 elections in India#Kerala|2025 by-election]]: [[Nilambur]]<ref name="Assembly bypoll results highlights: Congress wins Nilambur; AAP wins a seat each in Gujarat, Punjab; Trinamool bags Bengal’s Kaliganj; BJP retains Kadi in Gujarat">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Assembly bypoll results highlights: Congress wins Nilambur; AAP wins a seat each in Gujarat, Punjab; Trinamool bags Bengal’s Kaliganj; BJP retains Kadi in Gujarat |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/assembly-bypoll-results-nilambur-ludhiana-kaliganj-visavadar-kadi-live-updates-june-23-2025/article69726381.ece |access-date=23 June 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=23 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250623125254/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/assembly-bypoll-results-nilambur-ludhiana-kaliganj-visavadar-kadi-live-updates-june-23-2025/article69726381.ece |archive-date=23 June 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party= Indian National Congress |candidate=[[Aryadan Shoukath]]|votes=77,737|percentage=44.17|change={{decrease}}1.17}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[M. Swaraj]]|votes=66,660|percentage=37.88|change={{decrease}}9.02}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=[[P. V. Anvar]]|votes=19,760|percentage=11.23|change={{increase}}11.23}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Mohan George|votes=8,648|percentage=4.91|change={{down}}0.05}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Sadik Naduthodi|votes=2,075|percentage=1.18|change={{down}}0.71}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above (India)|candidate=[[None of the above]]|votes=630|percentage=0.36|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=11,077|percentage=6.29|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=175,989|percentage=75.27%|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner=Indian National Congress
|loser =Independent
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==== By local self-governed segment ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="3" |Status ([[Gram panchayat]]/[[municipality]])
! colspan="5" |Votes
|-
| style="background:{{party color|INC}}" |
|style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|style="background:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}" |
|
|-
!Indian National Congress
!Communist Party of India (Marxist)
!All India Trinamool Congress
!Lead
|-
|[[Amarambalam]]
|10065
|9814
|2447
|style="background:#0078FF|'''704'''
|-
|[[Chungathara]]
|10426
|9039
|2824
|style="background:#0078FF|'''1287'''
|-
|[[Edakkara]]
|7739
|6569
|2122
|style="background:#0078FF|'''1170'''
|-
|[[Karulai]]
|6403
|6533
|1870
|style="background:#ED1C24|'''118'''
|-
|[[Moothedam]]
|7986
|5924
|2216
|style="background:#0078FF|'''2067'''
|-
|[[Nilambur]]
|14362
|10393
|2124
|style="background:#0078FF|'''3967'''
|-
|[[Pothukal]]
|7851
|7461
|1585
|style="background:#0078FF|'''307'''
|-
|[[Vazhikkadavu]]
|12255
|10426
|4544
|style="background:#0078FF|'''1829'''
|-
|}

===2021===
====By political party====
{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Nilambur]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[P. V. Anvar]]
|votes = {{formatnum:81227}}
|percentage = {{formatnum:46.9}}
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=V. V. Prakash|votes={{formatnum:78527}}|percentage={{formatnum:40.03}}|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=T. K. Ashokkumar|votes={{formatnum:8500}}|percentage={{formatnum:4.96}}|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=K. Babu Mani|votes={{formatnum:3281}}|percentage={{formatnum:1.89}}|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Sajadurahman C.P.|votes={{formatnum:559}}|percentage={{formatnum:0.32}}|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian Christian Secular Party|candidate=Anila Mathew|votes={{formatnum:509}}|percentage={{formatnum:0.29}}|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above (India)|candidate=[[None of the above]]|votes={{formatnum:507}}|percentage={{formatnum:0.29}}|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = {{formatnum:2700}}
|percentage = {{formatnum:1.54}}
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|votes={{formatnum:173205}}|percentage={{formatnum:76.6}}|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Independent politician|Independent (P. V. Anvar)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

====By local self-governed segment====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="3" |Status ([[Gram panchayat]]/[[municipality]])
! colspan="3" |Votes
|-
| style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |
| style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}"|
|style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
|-
!Indian National Congress
!Bharatiya Janata Party
!Independent (P. V. Anvar)
|-
|[[Amarambalam]]
|9746
|1446
|11,238
|-
|[[Chungathara]]
|11,347
|1072
|11,033
|-
|[[Edakkara]]
|7,745
|1022
|7,757
|-
|[[Karulai]]
|6159
|501
|7605
|-
|[[Moothedam]]
|8915
|690
|6584
|-
|[[Nilambur]]
|11,673
|1464
|13,200
|-
|[[Pothukal]]
|7813
|860
|8319
|-
|[[Vazhikkadavu]]
|13,436
|1367
|13,471
|-
|}

===2016===
====By political party====
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Nilambur]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[P. V. Anvar]]|votes={{formatnum:77858}}|percentage=47.91%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Aryadan Shoukath]]|votes={{formatnum:66354}}|percentage=40.83%|change={{decrease}}7.81}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharath Dharma Jana Sena|candidate=Girish Mekkatt|votes={{formatnum:12284}}|percentage=7.56%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=K. Babu Mani|votes={{formatnum:4751}}|percentage=2.92%|change={{increase}}1.04}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes={{formatnum:1256}}|percentage=0.77%|change=-}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes={{formatnum:11504}}|percentage=7.08%|change={{increase}}2.98}}
{{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:162503}}|percentage=78.83%|change={{increase}}0.89}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors={{formatnum:206132}}|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link||winner=Independent politician|loser=Indian National Congress|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}

====By local self-governed segment====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="3" |Status ([[Gram panchayat]]/[[municipality]])
! colspan="3" |Votes
|-
| style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |
| style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}"|
|style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
|-
!Indian National Congress
!Bharath Dharma Jana Sena
!Independent (P. V. Anvar)
|-
|[[Amarambalam]]
|8379
|1909
|11,080
|-
|[[Chungathara]]
|9586
|1964
|9890
|-
|[[Edakkara]]
|6195
|1919
|7,486
|-
|[[Karulai]]
|5560
|533
|7030
|-
|[[Moothedam]]
|7048
|822
|6830
|-
|[[Nilambur]]
|11,241
|1659
|14,011
|-
|[[Pothukal]]
|7069
|1363
|8009
|-
|[[Vazhikkadavu]]
|10,917
|1986
|13,079
|-
|}

===2011===
====By political party====
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Nilambur]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Aryadan Muhammed|votes={{formatnum:66331}}|percentage=48.64%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=M. Thomas Mathew|votes={{formatnum:60733}}|percentage=44.54%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=K. C. Velayudhan|votes={{formatnum:4425}}|percentage=3.25%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=C. G. Unni|votes={{formatnum:2566}}|percentage=1.88%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Thariyan Kiliyan|votes={{formatnum:1291}}|percentage=0.95%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Thomas Mathew|votes={{formatnum:1012}}|percentage=0.74%|change=-}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes={{formatnum:5598}}|percentage=4.10%|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:136358}}|percentage=77.94%|change=}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors={{formatnum:174945}}|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|swing=}}{{Election box end}}

====By local self-governed segment====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="3" |Status ([[Gram panchayat]]/[[municipality]])
! colspan="3" |Votes
|-
| style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |
| style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}"|
|style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
|-
!Indian National Congress
!Bharatiya Janata Party
!Independent (M. Thomas Mathew)
|-
|[[Amarambalam]]
|8363
|1008
|7929
|-
|[[Chungathara]]
|9690
|493
|8745
|-
|[[Edakkara]]
|7286
|562
|6371
|-
|[[Karulai]]
|5069
|277
|4822
|-
|[[Moothedam]]
|5690
|368
|4968
|-
|[[Nilambur]]
|12,454
|669
|11,280
|-
|[[Pothukal]]
|7182
|463
|6743
|-
|[[Vazhikkadavu]]
|10,383
|583
|9572
|-
|}

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

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20191013043120/https://keralapanchayatelection2020.keralas.info/ Remaining Date for Nilambur Municipality Election 2020]

{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}

{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]

[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Malappuram district]]
[[Category:Nilambur area]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1965]]
[[Category:1965 establishments in Kerala]]

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