Irikkur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Irikkur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 elections, the current MLA is Sajeev Joseph of INC.
Local self governed segments
Irikkur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sreekandapuram | Municipality | Taliparamba |
| 2 | Alakode | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 3 | Chengalayi | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 4 | Eruvessi | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 5 | Irikkur | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 6 | Naduvil | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 7 | Payyavoor | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 8 | Udayagiri | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 9 | Ulikkal | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | T. C. Narayanan Nambiar | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | E. P. Krishnan Nambiar | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | A. Kunhikannan | 1970 – 1974 | ||
| 1970 | E.K. Nayanar | 1974 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | C. P. Govindan Nambiar | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | Kadannappalli Ramachandran | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | K. C. Joseph | Indian National Congress | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Sajeev Joseph | Incumbent | ||
Election results
2021
There were 1,94,966 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election with a poling rate of 75.63%.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sajeev Joseph | 76,764 | 50.33 |  1.77 | |
| KC(M) | Saji Kuttiyanimattom | 66,754 | 43.77 |  1.29 | |
| BJP | Aniyamma Rajendran | 7,825 | 5.13 | 0.47 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 459 | 0.30 | 0.07 | |
| Independent | Chacko Karimbil | 311 | 0.20 | - | |
| Independent | Sajan Kuttiyanikkal | 275 | 0.18 | - | |
| Independent | Joy John | 128 | 0.08 | - | |
| Majority | 10,010 | 6.56 | 0.04 | ||
| Turnout | 152,516 | 75.63 | 2.96 | ||
| Registered electors | 194,966 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 1.77 | |||
2016
There were 1,88,416 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. C. Joseph | 72,548 | 49.00 | 3.41 | |
| CPI | K. T. Jose | 62,901 | 42.48 | 0.94 | |
| BJP | A. P. Gangadharan | 8,294 | 5.60 | 2.90 | |
| Independent | Binoy Thomas | 2,734 | 1.85 | - | |
| Independent | Joseph K. C. Kalayakkattil | 602 | 0.41 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 553 | 0.37 | - | |
| Independent | Rijo | 134 | 0.09 | - | |
| Independent | Rajeev Joseph | 123 | 0.08 | - | |
| Independent | A. K. Shaji | 103 | 0.07 | - | |
| Independent | Raveendran A. V. | 80 | 0.05 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 9,647 | 6.52 | 2.47 | ||
| Turnout | 1,48,072 | 78.59 | 1.37 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 3.41 | |||
2011
There were 1,69,262 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. C. Joseph | 68,503 | 52.41 | ||
| CPI | P. Santhosh Kumar | 56,746 | 43.42 | ||
| BJP | M. G. Ramakrishnan Nair | 3,529 | 2.70 | ||
| Independent | Joseph | 740 | 0.57 | ||
| Independent | Ammini Krishnan | 633 | 0.48 | ||
| BSP | Biju Thomas | 552 | 0.42 | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,757 | 8.99 | |||
| Turnout | 1,30,703 | 77.22 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Irikkur
- Kannur district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala". kannur.nic.in.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District".
- ^ "Irikkur Election Results". News18 Kerala.
- ^ "Irikkur Assembly Elections 2021". Oneindia.
- ^ "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.
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