Balussery Assembly constituency

Balussery is one of the largest 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 Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency. Since the May 2021 assembly elections, K. M. Sachin Dev of CPI(M), has been the MLA from Balussery, preceded by Purushan Kadalundy.

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Balussery Assembly constituency

Balussery is one of the largest 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 Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency. Since the May 2021 assembly elections, K. M. Sachin Dev of CPI(M), has been the MLA from Balussery, preceded by Purushan Kadalundy.

Local self-governed segments

Balussery Assembly constituency

Balussery Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)</th><th>Taluk</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Atholi</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Koyilandy</td></tr><tr><td>Balussery</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Koyilandy</td></tr><tr><td>Kayanna</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Koyilandy</td></tr><tr><td>Koorachundu</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Koyilandy</td></tr><tr><td>Kottur</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Koyilandy</td></tr><tr><td>Naduvannur</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Koyilandy</td></tr><tr><td>Ulliyeri</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Koyilandy</td></tr><tr><td>Panangad</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Thamarassery</td></tr><tr><td>Unnikulam</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Thamarassery</td></tr></tbody></table>

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Balussery Assembly constituency

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:

  INC   CPI(M)   PSP   INC(U)   IC(S)  BLD

<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Niyama Sabha</th><th>Member</th><th>Party</th><th>Tenure</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1957</td><td>1st</td><td>M. Narayana Kurup</td><td></td><td>Praja Socialist Party</td><td>1957 – 1960</td></tr><tr><td>1960</td><td>2nd</td><td>1960 – 1965</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>3rd</td><td>A. K. Appu</td><td></td><td>Samyukta Socialist Party</td><td>1967 – 1970</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>4th</td><td>A. C. Shanmukhadas</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>1970 – 1977</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>5th</td><td>P. K. Sankarankutty</td><td></td><td>Bharatiya Lok Dal</td><td>1977 – 1980</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>6th</td><td>A. C. Shanmukhadas</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>1980 – 1982</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>7th</td><td></td><td>Indian Congress</td><td>1982 – 1987</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>8th</td><td></td><td>Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha</td><td>1987 – 1991</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>9th</td><td>1991 – 1996</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>10th</td><td></td><td>Indian Congress</td><td>1996 – 2001</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>11th</td><td></td><td>Nationalist Congress Party</td><td>2001 – 2006</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>12th</td><td>A. K. Saseendran</td><td>2006 – 2011</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>13th</td><td>Purushan Kadalundi</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</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. M. Sachin Dev</td><td>Incumbent</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

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. M. Sachin Dev</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>V T Suraj</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>C. P. Satheeshan</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 2,24,239 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 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. M. Sachin Dev</td><td>91,839</td><td>50.39</td><td>2.89</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Dharmajan Bolgatty</td><td>71,467</td><td>38.54</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Libin Balussery</td><td>16,490</td><td>9.04</td><td>2.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>WPOI</td><td>Chandrika</td><td>889</td><td>0.48</td><td>0.11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Jobish Balussery</td><td>476</td><td>0.26</td><td>0.12</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Dharmendran</td><td>247</td><td>0.13</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RPI</td><td>Mohandas</td><td>115</td><td>0.06</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>20,372</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>182,253</td><td>81.27</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>TBD</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

There were 2,09,667 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 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>Purushan Kadalundy</td><td>82,914</td><td>47.50</td><td>1.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>U. C. Raman Padanilam</td><td>67,450</td><td>38.64</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. K. Supran</td><td>19,324</td><td>11.07</td><td>4.91</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>Balan Nadavannur</td><td>1,764</td><td>1.01</td><td>0.08</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>WPOI</td><td>Saseendran Bappankad</td><td>959</td><td>0.59</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Raman Thachampoyil Meethal</td><td>710</td><td>0.41</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>638</td><td>0.37</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. T. Sivan</td><td>497</td><td>0.28</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Jayarajan</td><td>312</td><td>0.18</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>15,464</td><td>8.86</td><td>2.97</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,74,568</td><td>83.26</td><td>1.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.68</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

There were 1,85,109 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 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>Purushan Kadalundi</td><td>74,259</td><td>49.18</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>A. Balaram</td><td>65,377</td><td>43.29</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>T. K. Raman</td><td>9,304</td><td>6.16</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>Bhadran M. P.</td><td>1,404</td><td>0.93</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>K. K. Satheesh</td><td>660</td><td>0.14</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,882</td><td>5.89</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,51,004</td><td>81.58</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from NCP</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>