Nilambur Assembly constituency
Nilambur 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.
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Nilambur Assembly constituency
Nilambur 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.
Local self-governed segments
Nilambur Assembly constituency
Nilambur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
<table><thead><tr><th>Sl no.</th><th>Name</th><th>Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)</th><th>Taluk</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Nilambur</td><td>Municipality</td><td>Nilambur</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Vazhikadavu</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Nilambur</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Moothedam</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Nilambur</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Edakkara</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Nilambur</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Pothukal</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Nilambur</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Chungathara</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Nilambur</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Karulayi</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Nilambur</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Amarambalam</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Nilambur</td></tr></tbody></table>
Members of Legislative Assembly
Nilambur Assembly constituency
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Nilambur Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:
<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Niyama Sabha</th><th>Name</th><th>Party</th><th>Tenure</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1967</td><td>3rd</td><td>K. Kunhali</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td><td>1967 – 1970</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>4th</td><td>M. P. Gangadharan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>1970 – 1977</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>5th</td><td>Aryadan Muhammed</td><td>1977 – 1980</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>6th</td><td>C. Haridas</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>1980</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>Aryadan Muhammed</td><td>1980 - 1982</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>7th</td><td>T. K. Hamza</td><td></td><td>Independent politician</td><td>1982 – 1987</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>8th</td><td>Aryadan Muhammed</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</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>1996 – 2001</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>11th</td><td>2001 – 2006</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>12th</td><td>2006 – 2011</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>13th</td><td>2011 – 2016</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>14th</td><td>P. V. Anvar</td><td></td><td>Independent politician</td><td>2016 - 2021</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>15th</td><td>2021-2025</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Aryadan Shoukath</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>Incumbent</td></tr></tbody></table>
Detailed election results
Nilambur 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>LDF</td><td>U. Sharafali</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Aryadan Shoukath</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BDJS</td><td>Gireesh Mekkad</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Jaisal Maliyekkal</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>
By political party
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Aryadan Shoukath</td><td>77,737</td><td>44.17</td><td>1.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>M. Swaraj</td><td>66,660</td><td>37.88</td><td>9.02</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AITC</td><td>P. V. Anvar</td><td>19,760</td><td>11.23</td><td>11.23</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Mohan George</td><td>8,648</td><td>4.91</td><td>0.05</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>Sadik Naduthodi</td><td>2,075</td><td>1.18</td><td>0.71</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>630</td><td>0.36</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>11,077</td><td>6.29</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>175,989</td><td>75.27%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
By local self-governed segment
<table><thead><tr><th>Status (Gram panchayat/municipality)</th><th>Votes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td><td>All India Trinamool Congress</td><td>Lead</td></tr><tr><td>Amarambalam</td><td>10065</td><td>9814</td><td>2447</td><td>704</td></tr><tr><td>Chungathara</td><td>10426</td><td>9039</td><td>2824</td><td>1287</td></tr><tr><td>Edakkara</td><td>7739</td><td>6569</td><td>2122</td><td>1170</td></tr><tr><td>Karulai</td><td>6403</td><td>6533</td><td>1870</td><td>118</td></tr><tr><td>Moothedam</td><td>7986</td><td>5924</td><td>2216</td><td>2067</td></tr><tr><td>Nilambur</td><td>14362</td><td>10393</td><td>2124</td><td>3967</td></tr><tr><td>Pothukal</td><td>7851</td><td>7461</td><td>1585</td><td>307</td></tr><tr><td>Vazhikkadavu</td><td>12255</td><td>10426</td><td>4544</td><td>1829</td></tr></tbody></table>
By political party
<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>P. V. Anvar</td><td>81,227</td><td>46.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>V. V. Prakash</td><td>78,527</td><td>40.03</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>T. K. Ashokkumar</td><td>8,500</td><td>4.96</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>K. Babu Mani</td><td>3,281</td><td>1.89</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sajadurahman C.P.</td><td>559</td><td>0.32</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>ICSP</td><td>Anila Mathew</td><td>509</td><td>0.29</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>507</td><td>0.29</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,700</td><td>1.54</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>173,205</td><td>76.6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
By local self-governed segment
<table><thead><tr><th>Status (Gram panchayat/municipality)</th><th>Votes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>Bharatiya Janata Party</td><td>Independent (P. V. Anvar)</td></tr><tr><td>Amarambalam</td><td>9746</td><td>1446</td><td>11,238</td></tr><tr><td>Chungathara</td><td>11,347</td><td>1072</td><td>11,033</td></tr><tr><td>Edakkara</td><td>7,745</td><td>1022</td><td>7,757</td></tr><tr><td>Karulai</td><td>6159</td><td>501</td><td>7605</td></tr><tr><td>Moothedam</td><td>8915</td><td>690</td><td>6584</td></tr><tr><td>Nilambur</td><td>11,673</td><td>1464</td><td>13,200</td></tr><tr><td>Pothukal</td><td>7813</td><td>860</td><td>8319</td></tr><tr><td>Vazhikkadavu</td><td>13,436</td><td>1367</td><td>13,471</td></tr></tbody></table>
By political party
<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>P. V. Anvar</td><td>77,858</td><td>47.91%</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Aryadan Shoukath</td><td>66,354</td><td>40.83%</td><td>7.81</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BDJS</td><td>Girish Mekkatt</td><td>12,284</td><td>7.56%</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>K. Babu Mani</td><td>4,751</td><td>2.92%</td><td>1.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>1,256</td><td>0.77%</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,504</td><td>7.08%</td><td>2.98</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>162,503</td><td>78.83%</td><td>0.89</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>206,132</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
By local self-governed segment
<table><thead><tr><th>Status (Gram panchayat/municipality)</th><th>Votes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>Bharath Dharma Jana Sena</td><td>Independent (P. V. Anvar)</td></tr><tr><td>Amarambalam</td><td>8379</td><td>1909</td><td>11,080</td></tr><tr><td>Chungathara</td><td>9586</td><td>1964</td><td>9890</td></tr><tr><td>Edakkara</td><td>6195</td><td>1919</td><td>7,486</td></tr><tr><td>Karulai</td><td>5560</td><td>533</td><td>7030</td></tr><tr><td>Moothedam</td><td>7048</td><td>822</td><td>6830</td></tr><tr><td>Nilambur</td><td>11,241</td><td>1659</td><td>14,011</td></tr><tr><td>Pothukal</td><td>7069</td><td>1363</td><td>8009</td></tr><tr><td>Vazhikkadavu</td><td>10,917</td><td>1986</td><td>13,079</td></tr></tbody></table>
By political party
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Aryadan Muhammed</td><td>66,331</td><td>48.64%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Thomas Mathew</td><td>60,733</td><td>44.54%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. C. Velayudhan</td><td>4,425</td><td>3.25%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>C. G. Unni</td><td>2,566</td><td>1.88%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Thariyan Kiliyan</td><td>1,291</td><td>0.95%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Thomas Mathew</td><td>1,012</td><td>0.74%</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,598</td><td>4.10%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>136,358</td><td>77.94%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>174,945</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
By local self-governed segment
<table><thead><tr><th>Status (Gram panchayat/municipality)</th><th>Votes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>Bharatiya Janata Party</td><td>Independent (M. Thomas Mathew)</td></tr><tr><td>Amarambalam</td><td>8363</td><td>1008</td><td>7929</td></tr><tr><td>Chungathara</td><td>9690</td><td>493</td><td>8745</td></tr><tr><td>Edakkara</td><td>7286</td><td>562</td><td>6371</td></tr><tr><td>Karulai</td><td>5069</td><td>277</td><td>4822</td></tr><tr><td>Moothedam</td><td>5690</td><td>368</td><td>4968</td></tr><tr><td>Nilambur</td><td>12,454</td><td>669</td><td>11,280</td></tr><tr><td>Pothukal</td><td>7182</td><td>463</td><td>6743</td></tr><tr><td>Vazhikkadavu</td><td>10,383</td><td>583</td><td>9572</td></tr></tbody></table>