Azhikode Assembly constituency

Azhikode 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 Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. It is a Thiyyar dominated constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. V. Sumesh of CPI(M).

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Azhikode Assembly constituency

Azhikode 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 Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. It is a Thiyyar dominated constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. V. Sumesh of CPI(M).

Local self-governed segments

Azhikode Assembly constituency

Azhikode Assembly constituency is composed of the following 15 wards of the Kannur Municipal Corporation (Pallikunnu zone and Puzhathi zone) in Kannur Taluk, and five Gram Panchayats in the same Taluk:

<table><thead><tr><th>Ward no.</th><th>Name</th><th>Ward no.</th><th>Name</th><th>Ward no.</th><th>Name</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Palliyammoola</td><td>2</td><td>Kunnav</td><td>3</td><td>Kokkenpara</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Pallikunnu</td><td>5</td><td>Talap</td><td>6</td><td>Udayamkunnu</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Podikundu</td><td>8</td><td>Kottali</td><td>9</td><td>Athazhakunnu</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Kakkad</td><td>11</td><td>Thulicheri</td><td>12</td><td>Kakkad North</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Shadulippalli</td><td>54</td><td>Chalad</td><td>55</td><td>Panjikkayil</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Local Body Type</th><th>Taluk</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Azhikode</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kannur</td></tr><tr><td>Chirakkal</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kannur</td></tr><tr><td>Narath</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kannur</td></tr><tr><td>Pappinisseri</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kannur</td></tr><tr><td>Valappattanam</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kannur</td></tr></tbody></table>

Members of Legislative Assembly

Azhikode Assembly constituency

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Azhikode Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:

  CPI(M)   CMP   IUML

<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Niyama Sabha</th><th>Member</th><th>Party</th><th>Tenure</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1977</td><td>5th</td><td>Chadayan Govindan</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>1977–1980</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>6th</td><td>P. Devootty</td><td>1980–1982</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>7th</td><td>1982–1987</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>8th</td><td>M. V. Raghavan</td><td></td><td>CMP</td><td>1987–1991</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>9th</td><td>E. P. Jayarajan</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>1991–1996</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>10th</td><td>T. K. Balan</td><td>1996–2001</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>11th</td><td>2001–2005</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>M. Prakashan Master</td><td>2005–2006</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>12th</td><td>2006–2011</td></tr><tr><td>Major boundary changes</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>13th</td><td>K. M. Shaji</td><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>2011–2016</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>14th</td><td>2016-2021</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>15th</td><td>K. V. Sumesh</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Incumbent</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

Azhikode Assembly constituency

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>K. V. Sumesh</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>Kareem Cheleri</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. K. Vinod Kumar</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2021

There were 181,562 registered voters in Azhikode Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>K. V. Sumesh</td><td>65.794</td><td>45.41</td><td>2.44</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>K. M. Shaji</td><td>59,653</td><td>41.17</td><td>3.41</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Ranjith</td><td>15,741</td><td>10.86</td><td>1.97</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>Abdul Jabbar K.K</td><td>2,357</td><td>1.63</td><td>0.43</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>517</td><td>0.36</td><td>0.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K.M. Shaji (Mamba)</td><td>277</td><td>0.19</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SUCI(C)</td><td>Resmi Ravi</td><td>226</td><td>0.16</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sumesh M</td><td>180</td><td>0.12</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Prasad V.P</td><td>104</td><td>0.07</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Pavithran Kurikkalat</td><td>48</td><td>0.03</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>6,141</td><td>4.24</td><td>2.63</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>144,897</td><td>79.8</td><td>2.11</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>181,562</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPIM gain from IUML</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

There were 1,72,757 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>K. M. Shaji</td><td>63,082</td><td>44.58%</td><td>0.63</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>M. V. Nikesh Kumar</td><td>60,795</td><td>42.97%</td><td>1.83</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>A. V. Kesavan</td><td>12,580</td><td>8.89%</td><td>2.70</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>K. K. Abdul Jabbar</td><td>1,705</td><td>1.20%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. K. Ragesh</td><td>1,518</td><td>1.07%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>WPOI</td><td>M. Joseph John</td><td>687</td><td>0.49%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>453</td><td>0.32%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SUCI(C)</td><td>P. C. Vivek</td><td>235</td><td>0.17%</td><td>0.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Shaji K. M. Tholambra</td><td>196</td><td>0.14%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. M. Shaji, Mamba</td><td>160</td><td>0.11%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Prasad V. P.</td><td>87</td><td>0.06%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,287</td><td>1.61%</td><td>1.20</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,41,498</td><td>81.91%</td><td>0.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.63</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

There were 1,47,782 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Assembly election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>K. M. Shaji</td><td>55,077</td><td>45.21%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>M. Prakashan Master</td><td>54,584</td><td>44.80%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. K. Saseendran Master</td><td>7,540</td><td>6.19%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Noushad Punnakkal</td><td>2,935</td><td>2.41%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Shaji K. M.</td><td>602</td><td>0.49%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>C. Balakrishnan</td><td>458</td><td>0.38%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SUCI(C)</td><td>Paul T. Samuel</td><td>414</td><td>0.34%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Prakashan Kuzhiparambil</td><td>222</td><td>0.18%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>493</td><td>0.41%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,21,832</td><td>82.44%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>