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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 = Vadakara
| type = SLA
| state = Kerala
| constituency_no = 20
| map_image = Sand Banks.JPG
| map_caption = Vadakara Sandbank
| established = 1951
| reservation = None
| electors = 167,406 (2021)
| mla = [[K. K. Rema]]
| party = {{Party index link|Revolutionary Marxist Party of India}}
| alliance = {{legend2|#0087BD |'''[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year = [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| district = [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]]
}}
'''Vadakara State 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 [[Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kozhikode.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = State Assembly constituencies in Kozhikode district, Kerala.
|access-date = 6 September 2019
|archive-date = 8 September 2019
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190908212832/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kozhikode.html
|url-status = dead
}}</ref> As of the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 Assembly election]], the current MLA is [[K. K. Rema]] of [[Revolutionary Marxist Party of India]].

== Local self-governed segments==
Vadakara Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kozhikode.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kozhikode District
|access-date = 6 September 2019
|archive-date = 8 September 2019
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190908212832/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kozhikode.html
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!width="20px" |Sl no.
!width="100px" |Name
!width="130px" |Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])
!width="50px" |[[Tehsil|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 ==
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented the constituency:

'''Key'''

{{Party index link|Communist Party of India}}
{{Party index link|Janata Dal}} {{Party index link|Praja Socialist Party}} {{Party index link|Janata Dal (Secular)}}{{Party index link|Janata Party}} {{Party index link|Bharatiya Lok Dal}} {{Party index link|Samyukta Socialist Party}} {{Party index link|Revolutionary Marxist Party of India}}
{| class="sortable" width="50%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big;"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Niyama
Sabha
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Member
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Tenure
|-
|[[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|1st
|
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
|1957 – 1960
|-
|[[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]
|2nd
| rowspan="3" |M. Krishnan
|[[Samyukta Socialist Party|SSP]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}" |
|1960 – 1965
|-
|[[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|3rd
|[[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}" |
|1967 – 1970
|-
|[[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]
|4th
|[[Socialist Party (India, 1948)|SP]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party}}" |
|1970 – 1977
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|5th
| rowspan="5" |K. Chandrasekharan
|[[Bharatiya Lok Dal|BLD]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Lok Dal}}" |
|1977 – 1980
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|6th
| rowspan="3" |[[Janata Party|JNP]]
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party}}" |
|1980 – 1982
|-
|[[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|7th
|1982 – 1987
|-
|[[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|8th
|1987 – 1991
|-
|[[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|9th
| rowspan="2" |[[Janata Dal|JD]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
|1991 – 1996
|-
|[[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|10th
| rowspan="2" |C. K. Nanu
|1996 – 2001
|-
|[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|11th
| rowspan="4" |[[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]
| rowspan="4" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}" |
|2001 – 2006
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|12th
|M. K Premnath
|2006 – 2011
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|13th
| rowspan="2" |[[C. K. Nanu]]
|2011 – 2016
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|14th
|2016 - 2021
|-
|2021
|15th
| rowspan="2"|[[K. K. Rema]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Revolutionary Marxist Party of India|RMPI]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Revolutionary Marxist Party of India}}"|
|2021-2026
|-
|[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|16th
|2026-
|-
|}

== Election results ==
===2026===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Vadakara }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Revolutionary Marxist Party of India|candidate=[[K. K. Rema]]|votes=70,117 |percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Rashtriya Janata Dal|candidate=M. K. Bhaskaran|votes=55,255 |percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=BJP|candidate=K. Dileep|votes=14,295 |percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Shamseer Chombala|votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 14,862
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Revolutionary Marxist Party of India
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2021 ===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Vadakara}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party= Revolutionary Marxist Party of India|candidate=[[K. K. Rema]]|votes=65,093|percentage=47.63|change={{increase}}16.99|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Loktantrik Janata Dal|candidate=Manayath Chandran|votes=57,602|percentage=42.15|change={{up}}4.17|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=BJP|candidate=M. Rajesh Kumar|votes=10,225|percentage=7.48|change={{decrease}}3.28|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Musthafa Paleri|votes=2,836|percentage=2.08|change={{increase}}0.02|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=353|percentage=0.26 |change={{decrease}}0.13|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Gangadharan Madappally|votes=186|percentage=0.14|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=K. T. K. Rama Padannayil|votes=137|percentage=0.10|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Rama Kuniyil|votes=126|percentage=0.09|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Velluparambath Chandran|votes=63|percentage=0.05|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Rama Cheriyakaiyil|votes=52|percentage=0.04|}}
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=7,491|percentage=5.48|change= |}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,36,673|percentage=81.64|change={{increase}}0.10|}}
{{Election box gain with party link|winner= Revolutionary Marxist Party of India|loser=Janata Dal (Secular)|swing={{increase}}16.99|}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2016 ===
There were 1,58,907 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 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]]: Vadakara}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janata Dal (Secular)|candidate=C. K. Nanu|votes=49,211|percentage=37.98|change={{decrease}}3.07|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janata Dal (United)|candidate=Manayath Chandran|votes=39,700|percentage=30.64|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Revolutionary Marxist Party of India|candidate=K. K. Rema|votes=20,504|percentage=15.82|change=-|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=M. Rajeshkumar|votes=13,937|percentage=10.76|change={{increase}}4.71}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=P. Abdul Hameed|votes=2,673|percentage=2.06|change={{decrease}}0.99}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Madaparambath Chandran|votes=1,648|percentage=1.27|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=506|percentage=0.39|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. K. Rema Kuniyil|votes=352|percentage=0.27|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|candidate=Stalin P. P.|votes=284|percentage=0.22|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=T. K. Nanu|votes=279|percentage=0.22|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Mathath Chandran|votes=240|percentage=0.19|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=T. P. Rama Vadakke Eroth|votes=238|percentage=0.18|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=9,511|percentage=7.34|change={{increase}}6.60}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,29,572|percentage=81.54|change={{increase}}0.82}}{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Janata Dal (Secular)|swing={{increase}}3.07}}

{{Election box end}}

=== 2011 ===
There were 1,41,564 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 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|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Vadakara}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janata Dal (Secular)|candidate=C. K. Nanu|votes=46,912|percentage=41.05|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Janata (Democratic)|candidate=M. K. Premnath|votes=46,065|percentage=40.31|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=N. Venu|votes=10,098|percentage=8.84|change=|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=M. P. Rajan|votes=6,909|percentage=6.05|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Saalim Azhiyur|votes=3,488|percentage=3.05|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=V. K. Premnathan|votes=795|percentage=0.70|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=847|percentage=0.74|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,14,267|percentage=80.72|change=}}{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Janata Dal (Secular)|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}

===1952===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Vadakara]]<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=Moidu Keloth |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=29,356 |percentage=68.98% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chattu, Ayatathil |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,204 |percentage=31.02% |change=31.02% }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,152 |percentage=37.95% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=42,560 |percentage=66.88% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 63,638 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Socialist Party (India) |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

== See also ==
* [[Vatakara]]
* [[Kozhikode 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 Kozhikode district]]
[[Category:Vatakara area]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Madras State]]

Vadakara Assembly constituency - Revision history

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