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{{Infobox Kerala Niyamasabha Constituency<br />
| constituency number= 56<br />
| name = Palakkad<br />
| image = [[File:Palakkad city Collage.jpg|200px]]<br />
| caption = '''From top clockwise:'''<br />IMA Junction, Near KSRTC Bus Stand, Chandranagar roundabout, Aerial view from [[Olavakkode]], Palakkad City Night View<br />
| existence = 1952 - present<br />
| reserved = None<br />
| current mla = [[Shafi Parambil]]<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]] <br />
| front = {{legend2|{{United Democratic Front (Kerala)/meta/color}}|'''[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| electedbyyear = [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| district = [[Palakkad district|Palakkad]]<br />
| electorate = 1,88,534 (2021)<br />
| self governed segments= {{Collapsible list|bullets=yes<br />
| title = <br />
| 1 = '''[[Municipality]]'''<br />[[Palakkad]]<br />
| 2 = '''[[Gram panchayat|Grama Panchayaths]]'''<br />[[Kannadi]]<br />[[Pirayiri]]<br />[[Mathur (gram panchayat)|Mathur]]<br />
}}<br />
}} <br />
'''Palakkad State Assembly constituency''', once known as Palghat constituency, is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies at the state [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]]. It is also one of the 7 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in the [[Palakkad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/03-DELIMITATION/03-DELIMITED-LAC.pdf<br />
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in<br />
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Kerala<br />
}}</ref> As of the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 assembly elections]], the current MLA is [[Shafi Parambil]] of [[Indian National Congress|INC]].<br />
<br />
==Local self governed segments==<br />
Palakkad Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/palakkad.html<br />
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in<br />
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District<br />
}}</ref><br />
<br />
{|class="sortable" border="2" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" <br />
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"<br />
!width="30px" |Sl no.<br />
!width="100px" |Name<br />
!width="130px" |Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])<br />
!width="100px" |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|[[Palakkad]]<br />
|Municipality<br />
|Palakkad<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|[[Kannadi]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|Palakkad<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|[[Pirayiri]]<br />
|Grama Panchayat<br />
|Palakkad<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|[[Mathur (gram panchayat)|Mathur]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|Alathur<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Members of Legislative Assembly==<br />
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala legislative assembly]] who have represented Palakkad Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/palakkad-assembly-constituency-map.html<br />
|website = www.mapsofindia.com<br />
|title = Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Palakkad<br />
}}</ref><br />
<br />
'''Key'''<br />
<br />
{{Party index link|Indian National Congress}} {{Party index link|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} {{Party index link|Praja Socialist Party}} {{Party index link|Independent politician}}<br />
<br />
{| class="sortable" width="55%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Election<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Niyama<br />Sabha<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Member<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Party<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Tenure<br />
|-<br />
| colspan=6 align="center" style="background-color:grey;"|[[Madras State|<span style="color:white;">'''Madras State'''</span>]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br />
| 1st <br />
| K. Ramakrishnan<br />
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br />
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Independent politician/meta/color}}"|<br />
| 1952 – 1957<br />
|-<br />
| colspan=6 align="center" style="background-color:grey;"|[[Kerala|<span style="color:white;">'''Kerala State'''</span>]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
| 1st <br />
| rowspan="2" |R. Raghava Menon <br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
| rowspan="2" width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|<br />
| 1957 – 1960<br />
|-<br />
| [[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]<br />
| 2nd<br />
| 1960 – 1965<br />
|-<br />
| [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
| 3rd<br />
| rowspan="2" |R. Krishnan<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]<br />
| rowspan="2" width="4px" style="background-color: {{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}"|<br />
| 1967 – 1970<br />
|-<br />
| [[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]<br />
| 4th<br />
| 1970 – 1977<br />
|-<br />
| [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
| 5th<br />
| rowspan="5" |[[C. M. Sundaram]]<br />
| rowspan="4" |[[Praja Socialist Party]]<br />
| rowspan="4" width="4px" style="background-color: {{Praja Socialist Party/meta/color}}"|<br />
| 1977 – 1980<br />
|-<br />
| [[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
| 6th<br />
| 1980 – 1982<br />
|-<br />
| [[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<br />
| 7th<br />
| 1982 – 1987<br />
|-<br />
| [[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br />
| 8th<br />
| 1987 – 1991<br />
|-<br />
| [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
| 9th<br />
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|<br />
| 1991 – 1996<br />
|-<br />
| [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
| 10th<br />
| T. K. Noushad<br />
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]<br />
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}"|<br />
| 1996 – 2001<br />
|-<br />
| [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
| 11th <br />
| [[K. Sankaranarayanan]]<br />
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|<br />
| 2001 – 2006<br />
|-<br />
| [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
| 12th<br />
| K. K. Divakaran<br />
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]<br />
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}"|<br />
| 2006 – 2011<br />
|-<br />
| [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
| 13th<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[Shafi Parambil]]<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
| rowspan="3" width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|<br />
| 2011 – 2016<br />
|-<br />
| [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
| 14th<br />
| 2016 – 2021<br />
|-<br />
| [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| 15th<br />
| [[Incumbent]]<br />
|}<br />
{{notelist}}<br />
<br />
==Election history==<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;line-height:16px"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Election<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Votes polled<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan=4 |Winner<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan=4 |Runner-up 1<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan=4 |Runner-up 2<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Margin of victory<br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! <br />
! Name<br />
! Party<br />
! colspan="2"|Votes <br />
! Name<br />
! Party<br />
! colspan="2"|Votes <br />
! Name<br />
! Party<br />
! colspan="2"|Votes <br />
! Votes<br />
! Percent<br />
|-<br />
| colspan=17 align="center" style="background-color: darkgrey;"|[[Kerala|<span style="color:white;">'''''Kerala State'''''</span>]]<br />
|-<br />
![[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]] <br />
|142104<br />
|[[Shafi Parambil]]<br />
|{{legend2|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
|54079<br />
|38.06% <br />
|[[E. Sreedharan]]<br />
|{{legend2|{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
|50220<br />
|35.34%<br />
|C. P. Pramod<br />
|{{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
|36433<br />
|25.64%<br />
|3859<br />
|2.71 %<br />
|-<br />
! [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
| 137804 (77.25%)<br />
| [[Shafi Parambil]]<br />
| {{legend2|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 57559<br />
| 41.77%<br />
| Sobha Surendran<br />
| {{legend2|{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 40076<br />
| 29.08%<br />
| [[N. N. Krishnadas]]<br />
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 38675<br />
| 28.07%<br />
| 17483<br />
| 12.69%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 2016 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
! [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
| 112347 (72.78%)<br />
| [[Shafi Parambil]]<br />
| {{legend2|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 47641<br />
| 42.41%<br />
| K. K. Divakaran<br />
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 40238<br />
| 35.82%<br />
| C. Udaybhaskar<br />
| {{legend2|{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 22317<br />
| 19.86%<br />
| 7403<br />
| 6.59%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 2011 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| colspan =17|[[Delimitation Commission of India|'''''Major delimitation of constituency''''']]<br />
|-<br />
! [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
| 111346 (71.60%)<br />
| K. K. Divakaran<br />
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 41166<br />
| 36.97%<br />
| A. V. Gopinathan<br />
| {{legend2|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 39822<br />
| 35.76%<br />
| [[O. Rajagopal]]<br />
| {{legend2|{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 27667<br />
| 24.85%<br />
| 1344<br />
| 1.21%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3762-kerala-2006/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 2006 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
! [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
| 110964 (68.05%)<br />
| [[K. Sankaranarayanan]]<br />
| {{legend2|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 53831<br />
| 48.51%<br />
| T. K. Noushad<br />
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 43026<br />
| 38.77%<br />
| Rema Raghunandan<br />
| {{legend2|{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 12159<br />
| 10.96%<br />
| 10805<br />
| 9.74%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3760-kerala-2001/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 2001 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
! [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
| 89872 (62.06%)<br />
| T. K. Noushad<br />
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 39198<br />
| 43.20%<br />
| [[C. M. Sundaram]]<br />
| {{legend2|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 38602<br />
| 42.54%<br />
| S. R. Balasubramanian<br />
| {{legend2|{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 11446<br />
| 12.61%<br />
| 596<br />
| 0.66%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3759-kerala-1996/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1996 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
! [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
| 91895 (66.34%)<br />
| [[C. M. Sundaram]]<br />
| {{legend2|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 41432<br />
| 45.09%<br />
| M.S. Gopalakrishnan<br />
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 37925<br />
| 41.27%<br />
| T. M. P. Iyer<br />
| {{legend2|{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 10648<br />
| 11.59%<br />
| 3507<br />
| 3.82%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3758-kerala-1991/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1991 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
! [[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br />
| 87434 (76.18%)<br />
| [[C. M. Sundaram]]<br />
| {{legend2|{{Independent politician/meta/color}}|[[Independent politician|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 38774<br />
| 44.35%<br />
| Girija Surendran<br />
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 32709<br />
| 37.41%<br />
| V. S. Muthuswamy<br />
| {{legend2|{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 12489<br />
| 14.28%<br />
| 6065<br />
| 6.94%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3756-kerala-1987/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1987 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
! [[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<br />
| 65246 (68.47%)<br />
| [[C. M. Sundaram]]<br />
| {{legend2|{{Independent politician/meta/color}}|[[Independent politician|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 29011<br />
| 44.46%<br />
| N. A. Kareem<br />
| {{legend2|{{Independent politician/meta/color}}|[[Independent politician|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 25841<br />
| 39.61%<br />
| [[O. Rajagopal]]<br />
| {{legend2|{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 9554<br />
| 14.64%<br />
| 3170<br />
| 4.86%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3755-kerala-1982/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1982 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
! [[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
| 62884 (60.57%)<br />
| [[C. M. Sundaram]]<br />
| {{legend2|{{Independent politician/meta/color}}|[[Independent politician|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 35902<br />
| 57.09%<br />
| K. A. Chandran<br />
| {{legend2|{{Indian National Congress (U)/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress (U)|INC(U)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 25695<br />
| 40.86%<br />
| C. K. Chinnan Master<br />
| {{legend2|{{Independent politician/meta/color}}|[[Independent politician|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 1099<br />
| 1.75%<br />
| 10207<br />
| 16.23%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3754-kerala-1980/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1980 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
! [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
| 60315 (74.92%)<br />
| [[C. M. Sundaram]]<br />
| {{legend2|{{Independent politician/meta/color}}|[[Independent politician|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 30160<br />
| 50.00%<br />
| R. Krishnan<br />
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 27357<br />
| 45.36%<br />
| V. R. Purushothaman<br />
| {{legend2|{{Independent politician/meta/color}}|[[Independent politician|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 1121<br />
| 1.86%<br />
| 2803<br />
| 4.65%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3753-kerala-1977/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1977 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| colspan =17|[[Delimitation Commission of India|'''''Major delimitation of constituency''''']]<br />
|-<br />
! [[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]<br />
| 57068 (69.92%)<br />
| R. Krishnan<br />
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 23113<br />
| 40.50%<br />
| A. Chandran Nair<br />
| {{legend2|{{Independent politician/meta/color}}|[[Independent politician|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 17653<br />
| 30.93%<br />
| [[O. Rajagopal]]<br />
| {{legend2|{{Bharatiya Jana Sangh/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 15646<br />
| 27.42%<br />
| 5460<br />
| 9.57%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3752-kerala-1970/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1970 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
! [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
| 45494 (68.75%)<br />
| R. Krishnan<br />
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 24627<br />
| 54.13%<br />
| [[K. Sankaranarayanan]]<br />
| {{legend2|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 14996<br />
| 32.96%<br />
| [[O. Rajagopal]]<br />
| {{legend2|{{Bharatiya Jana Sangh/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 4649<br />
| 10.22%<br />
| 9631<br />
| 21.17%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3751-kerala-1967/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1967 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
! [[1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1965]]<br />
| 42804 (66.23%)<br />
| M. V. Vasu<br />
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 17747<br />
| 41.46%<br />
| K. Pyarijan Sunna Saheb<br />
| {{legend2|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 13260<br />
| 30.98%<br />
| P. K. Krishnaswamy<br />
| {{legend2|{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}|[[Independent (politician)|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 5279<br />
| 12.33%<br />
| 4487<br />
| 10.48%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3749-kerala-1965/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1965 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| colspan =17|[[Delimitation Commission of India|'''''Major delimitation of constituency''''']]<br />
|-<br />
! [[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]<br />
| 51334 (80.64%)<br />
| R. Raghava Menon<br />
| {{legend2|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 26546<br />
| 51.71%<br />
| K. C. Gopalanunni<br />
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 24788<br />
| 48.29%<br />
| colspan=4|''Only two candidates contested''<br />
| 1758<br />
| 3.42%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3748-kerala-1960/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1960 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
! [[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
| 35179 (59.31%)<br />
| R. Raghava Menon<br />
| {{legend2|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 14873<br />
| 42.28%<br />
| M. P. Kunhiraman<br />
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 14248<br />
| 40.50%<br />
| C. K. Moosath<br />
| {{legend2|{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}|[[Independent (politician)|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 6058<br />
| 17.22%<br />
| 625<br />
| 1.78%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3746-kerala-1957/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1957 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| colspan=17 align="center" style="background-color: darkgrey;"|[[Madras State|<span style="color:white;">'''''Madras State'''''</span>]]<br />
|-<br />
! [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br />
| 45555 (59.29%)<br />
| K. Ramakrishnan<br />
| {{legend2|{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}|[[Independent (politician)|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 26469<br />
| 58.10%<br />
| P. Vasu Menon<br />
| {{legend2|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 14342<br />
| 31.48%<br />
| V. Echara Menon<br />
| {{legend2|{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}|[[Independent (politician)|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| 2484<br />
| 5.45%<br />
| 12127<br />
| 26.62%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4100-madras-1951/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Madras State election 1952 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Detailed election results==<br />
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.<br />
<br />
===Niyamasabha Election 2021 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|Kerala Legislative Assembly Election, 2021]]: [[Palakkad]]}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Shafi Parambil]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=54079|percentage=38.06|change={{decrease}}3.71}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[E. Sreedharan]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=50220|percentage=35.34|change={{increase}}6.26}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=C. P. Pramod|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes=36433|percentage=25.64|change={{decrease}}2.43}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=528|percentage=0.37|change=-}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=3859|percentage=2.71|change={{decrease}}12}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,42,104|percentage=|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing =-3.71 <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===Niyamasabha Election 2016===<br />
There were 1,78,387 eligible voters in Palakkad Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016<br />
|website = eci.gov.in<br />
|title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India<br />
|access-date = 25 March 2020<br />
}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] : [[Palakkad]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Shafi Parambil]]<br />
|votes = 57,559<br />
|percentage = 41.77<br />
|change = {{decrease}}0.64<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Sobha Surendran]]<br />
|votes = 40,076<br />
|percentage = 29.08<br />
|change = {{increase}}9.22<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br />
|candidate = [[N. N. Krishnadas]]<br />
|votes = 38,675<br />
|percentage = 28.07<br />
|change = {{decrease}}7.75<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
|votes = 719<br />
|percentage = 0.52<br />
|change = {{dash}}<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Hari Arumbil<br />
|votes = 411<br />
|percentage = 0.30<br />
|change = {{decrease}}0.14<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Dr. M. N. Anwarudheen<br />
|votes = 364<br />
|percentage = 0.26<br />
|change = {{dash}}<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory|<br />
|votes = 17,483<br />
|percentage = 12.69<br />
|change = {{increase}}6.10<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,37,804<br />
|percentage = 77.25<br />
|change = {{increase}}4.47<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing = -0.64<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===Niyamasabha Election 2011===<br />
There were 1,54,374 eligible voters in Palakkad Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011<br />
|website = eci.gov.in<br />
|title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India<br />
|access-date = 25 March 2020<br />
}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] : [[Palakkad]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Shafi Parambil]]<br />
|votes = 47,641<br />
|percentage = 42.41<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br />
|candidate = K. K. Divakaran<br />
|votes = 40,238<br />
|percentage = 35.82<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = C. Udaybhaskar<br />
|votes = 22,317<br />
|percentage = 19.86<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Shaji Abraham<br />
|votes = 637<br />
|percentage = 0.57<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Hari Arumbil<br />
|votes = 490<br />
|percentage = 0.44<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Muhammed Shafi<br />
|votes = 377<br />
|percentage = 0.34<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|candidate = C. Sampath<br />
|votes = 337<br />
|percentage = 0.30<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Divakaran<br />
|votes = 310<br />
|percentage = 0.28<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory|<br />
|votes = 7,403<br />
|percentage = 6.59<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,12,347<br />
|percentage = 72.78<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===Niyamasabha Election 1957===<br />
* Raghava Menon R. (INC) : 14,873 votes <ref>https://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1957-election-results.html</ref><br />
* Kunhiraman M. P. (CPI) : 14,248<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Palakkad]]<br />
* [[Palakkad district]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]<br />
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}<br />
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{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}<br />
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[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Palakkad district]]</div>
->Arjun Madathiparambil Muraleedharan