| Vadakara | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 20 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Vadakara Sandbank | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 167,406 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | RMRI |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Vadakara 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 included in Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 Assembly election, the current MLA is K. K. Rema of Revolutionary Marxist Party of India.
Local self-governed segments[edit | edit source]
Vadakara Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | 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[edit | edit source]
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
CPI JD [[Praja Socialist Party|Template:Praja Socialist Party/meta/shortname]] [[Janata Dal (Secular)|Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/shortname]] JP [[Bharatiya Lok Dal|Template:Bharatiya Lok Dal/meta/shortname]] [[Samyukta Socialist Party|Template:Samyukta Socialist Party/meta/shortname]] RMRI
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | ||
| 1960 | 2nd | M. Krishnan | SSP | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | PSP | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | SP | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | K. Chandrasekharan | BLD | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | JNP | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | JD | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | C. K. Nanu | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | JD(S) | 2001 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | M. K Premnath | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | C. K. Nanu | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | K. K. Rema | RMPI | 2021-2026 | |
| 2026 | 16th | 2026- | |||
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMPI | K. K. Rema | 70,117 | |||
| RJD | M. K. Bhaskaran | 55,255 | |||
| BJP | K. Dileep | 14,295 | |||
| SDPI | Shamseer Chombala | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | 14,862 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| RMPI hold | Swing | ||||
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMPI | K. K. Rema | 65,093 | 47.63 |  16.99
| |
| LJD | Manayath Chandran | 57,602 | 42.15 | 4.17
| |
| BJP | M. Rajesh Kumar | 10,225 | 7.48 |  3.28
| |
| SDPI | Musthafa Paleri | 2,836 | 2.08 | 0.02
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 353 | 0.26 | 0.13
| |
| Independent | Gangadharan Madappally | 186 | 0.14 | ||
| Independent | K. T. K. Rama Padannayil | 137 | 0.10 | ||
| Independent | Rama Kuniyil | 126 | 0.09 | ||
| Independent | Velluparambath Chandran | 63 | 0.05 | ||
| Independent | Rama Cheriyakaiyil | 52 | 0.04 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,491 | 5.48 | |||
| Turnout | 1,36,673 | 81.64 | 0.10
| ||
| RMRI gain from Janata Dal (Secular) | Swing | 16.99
|
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2016[edit | edit source]
There were 1,58,907 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | C. K. Nanu | 49,211 | 37.98 | 3.07
| |
| JD(U) | Manayath Chandran | 39,700 | 30.64 | − | |
| RMPI | K. K. Rema | 20,504 | 15.82 | − | |
| BJP | M. Rajeshkumar | 13,937 | 10.76 | 4.71
| |
| SDPI | P. Abdul Hameed | 2,673 | 2.06 | 0.99
| |
| Independent | Madaparambath Chandran | 1,648 | 1.27 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 506 | 0.39 | − | |
| Independent | K. K. Rema Kuniyil | 352 | 0.27 | − | |
| CPI(ML)L | Stalin P. P. | 284 | 0.22 | − | |
| Independent | T. K. Nanu | 279 | 0.22 | − | |
| Independent | Mathath Chandran | 240 | 0.19 | − | |
| Independent | T. P. Rama Vadakke Eroth | 238 | 0.18 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 9,511 | 7.34 | 6.60
| ||
| Turnout | 1,29,572 | 81.54 | 0.82
| ||
| JD(S) hold | Swing | 3.07
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2011[edit | edit source]
There were 1,41,564 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | C. K. Nanu | 46,912 | 41.05 | ||
| SJ(D) | M. K. Premnath | 46,065 | 40.31 | ||
| Independent | N. Venu | 10,098 | 8.84 | ||
| BJP | M. P. Rajan | 6,909 | 6.05 | ||
| SDPI | Saalim Azhiyur | 3,488 | 3.05 | ||
| Independent | V. K. Premnathan | 795 | 0.70 | ||
| Margin of victory | 847 | 0.74 | |||
| Turnout | 1,14,267 | 80.72 | |||
| JD(S) hold | Swing | ||||
1952[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | Moidu Keloth | 29,356 | 68.98% | ||
| INC | Chattu, Ayatathil | 13,204 | 31.02% | 31.02% | |
| Margin of victory | 16,152 | 37.95% | |||
| Turnout | 42,560 | 66.88% | |||
| Registered electors | 63,638 | ||||
| Socialist Party (India) win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- Vatakara
- Kozhikode district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "State Assembly constituencies in Kozhikode district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kozhikode District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ↑ "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.