| Kanhangad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 4 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Left to right: Hosdurg Fort, Nityananda Ashram, Old Bus Stand, Railway Station, New Bus Stand, Gandhi Smriti Mandapam, Government District Hospital, Anandashram. | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 2,14,209 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kanhangad 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 in Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 assembly elections, the current MLA is Govindan Pallikappil of CPI.
Kanhangad Assembly constituency was established by the 2008 delimitation. Before, it was known as Hosdurg Assembly constituency from 1957 to 2008.
Local self-governed segments[edit | edit source]
Kanhangad Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanhangad | Municipality | Hosdurg |
| 2 | Ajanur | Grama panchayat | Hosdurg |
| 3 | Madikai | Grama panchayat | Hosdurg |
| 4 | Balal | Grama panchayat | Vellarikundu |
| 5 | Kallar | Grama panchayat | Vellarikundu |
| 6 | Kinanoor-Karindalam | Grama panchayat | Vellarikundu |
| 7 | Kodom-Bellur | Grama panchayat | Vellarikundu |
| 8 | Panathady | Grama panchayat | Vellarikundu |
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
Hosdurg[edit | edit source]
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | K. Chandrasekharan | Praja Socialist Party | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | N. K. Balakrishnan | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | K. T. Kumaran | Communist Party of India | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | N. Manoharan Master | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | M. Narayanan | Communist Party of India | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | M. Kumaran | 2001 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | Pallipram Balan | 2006 – 2011 | ||
Kanhangad[edit | edit source]
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | E. Chandrasekharan | Communist Party of India | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021-2026 | |||
| 2026 | 16th | Govindan Pallikappil | 2026- | ||
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Govindan Pallickappil | ||||
| KEC | Shaiji Ottappally | ||||
| BJP | M. Balraj | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| CPI hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | E. Chandrasekharan | 84,615 | 50.72 | ||
| INC | P. V. Suresh | 57,476 | 34.45 | ||
| BJP | Balraj | 21,570 | 12.93 | ||
| SDPI | Abdul Samad T. | 775 | 0.46 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 637 | 0.38 | ||
| Majority | 27,139 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,66,835 | 76.24 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,18,836 | ||||
| CPI hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit | edit source]
There were 2,04,931 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | E. Chandrasekharan | 80,558 | 49.98 |  2.33
| |
| INC | Dhanya Suresh | 54,547 | 33.84 |  5.11
| |
| BDJS | M. P. Raghavan | 21,104 | 13.09 | − | |
| BSP | Chandran Parappa | 965 | 0.60 | 0.31
| |
| PDP | Assainar Muttumthala | 959 | 0.59 | 0.29
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 856 | 0.53 | − | |
| Independent | Sajeevan R. | 663 | 0.41 | ||
| Independent | Muhammed Ali V. V. | 420 | 0.26 | ||
| Independent | Kookal Balakrishnan | 294 | 0.18 | − | |
| API | Raghavan B. Poodamkallu | 272 | 0.17 | − | |
| SHS | Balachandran Karimbil | 260 | 0.16 | − | |
| Independent | K. U. Krishnakumar | 186 | 0.12 | ||
| Independent | M. Damodaran | 105 | 0.07 | ||
| Margin of victory | 26,011 | 16.14 | 7.44
| ||
| Turnout | 1,61,189 | 78.66 | 0.16
| ||
| CPI hold | Swing | 2.33
|
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2011[edit | edit source]
There were 1,78,139 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | E. Chandrasekharan | 66,640 | 47.65 | − | |
| INC | M. C. Jose | 54,462 | 38.95 | − | |
| BJP | Madikai Kammaran | 15,543 | 11.11 | − | |
| Independent | P. M. Joseph | 1,919 | 1.37 | − | |
| BSP | Gopalan K. | 1,277 | 0.91 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 12,178 | 8.70 | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,39,841 | 78.50 | − | ||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||
1952[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMPP | Narayanan Nambiar | 32,671 | 46.77% | ||
| INC | Kunnikannan Nambiar | 17,917 | 25.65% | 25.65% | |
| Socialist | Padmanabha Nair | 10,055 | 14.39% | ||
| Independent | Hamid Hussain Sehammad | 9,211 | 13.19% | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,754 | 21.12% | |||
| Turnout | 69,854 | 87.06% | |||
| Registered electors | 80,235 | ||||
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kasaragod district, Kerala". kasargod.gov.in.
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kasaragod District". Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ↑ "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.