Vadakara Assembly constituency

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. As of the 2021 Assembly election, the current MLA is K. K. Rema of Revolutionary Marxist Party of India.

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Vadakara Assembly constituency

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. As of the 2021 Assembly election, the current MLA is K. K. Rema of Revolutionary Marxist Party of India.

Local self-governed segments

Vadakara Assembly constituency

Vadakara 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>Vatakara</td><td>Municipality</td><td>Vatakara</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Azhiyur</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Vatakara</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Chorode</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Vatakara</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Eramala</td><td>Grama Panchayat</td><td>Vatakara</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Onchiam</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Vatakara</td></tr></tbody></table>

Members of Legislative Assembly

Vadakara Assembly constituency

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

  CPI   JD   PSP   JD(S)  JP   BLD   SSP   RMPI

<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></td><td>CPI</td><td></td><td>1957 – 1960</td></tr><tr><td>1960</td><td>2nd</td><td>M. Krishnan</td><td>SSP</td><td></td><td>1960 – 1965</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>3rd</td><td>PSP</td><td></td><td>1967 – 1970</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>4th</td><td>SP</td><td></td><td>1970 – 1977</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>5th</td><td>K. Chandrasekharan</td><td>BLD</td><td></td><td>1977 – 1980</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>6th</td><td>JNP</td><td></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>1987 – 1991</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>9th</td><td>JD</td><td></td><td>1991 – 1996</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>10th</td><td>C. K. Nanu</td><td>1996 – 2001</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>11th</td><td>JD(S)</td><td></td><td>2001 – 2006</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>12th</td><td>M. K Premnath</td><td>2006 – 2011</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>13th</td><td>C. K. Nanu</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. K. Rema</td><td>RMPI</td><td></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>RJD</td><td>M.K Bhaskaran</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RMPI</td><td>K. K. Rema</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NDA</td><td>K. Dileep</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

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>RMPI</td><td>K. K. Rema</td><td>65,093</td><td>47.63</td><td>31.81</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>LJD</td><td>Manayath Chandran</td><td>57,602</td><td>42.15</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Rajesh Kumar</td><td>10,225</td><td>7.48</td><td>3.28</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>Musthafa Paleri</td><td>2,836</td><td>2.08</td><td>0.02</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>353</td><td>0.26</td><td>0.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Gangadharan Madappally</td><td>186</td><td>0.14</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. T. K. Rama Padannayil</td><td>137</td><td>0.10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Rama Kuniyil</td><td>126</td><td>0.09</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Velluparambath Chandran</td><td>63</td><td>0.05</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Rama Cheriyakaiyil</td><td>52</td><td>0.04</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,491</td><td>5.48</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,36,673</td><td>81.64</td><td>0.10</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RMPI gain from JD(S)</td><td>Swing</td><td>31.81</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

There were 1,58,907 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>JD(S)</td><td>C. K. Nanu</td><td>49,211</td><td>37.98</td><td>3.07</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(U)</td><td>Manayath Chandran</td><td>39,700</td><td>30.64</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RMPI</td><td>K. K. Rema</td><td>20,504</td><td>15.82</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Rajeshkumar</td><td>13,937</td><td>10.76</td><td>4.71</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>P. Abdul Hameed</td><td>2,673</td><td>2.06</td><td>0.99</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Madaparambath Chandran</td><td>1,648</td><td>1.27</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>506</td><td>0.39</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. K. Rema Kuniyil</td><td>352</td><td>0.27</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(ML)L</td><td>Stalin P. P.</td><td>284</td><td>0.22</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. K. Nanu</td><td>279</td><td>0.22</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Mathath Chandran</td><td>240</td><td>0.19</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. P. Rama Vadakke Eroth</td><td>238</td><td>0.18</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,511</td><td>7.34</td><td>6.60</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,29,572</td><td>81.54</td><td>0.82</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(S) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.07</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

There were 1,41,564 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>JD(S)</td><td>C. K. Nanu</td><td>46,912</td><td>41.05</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SJ(D)</td><td>M. K. Premnath</td><td>46,065</td><td>40.31</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Venu</td><td>10,098</td><td>8.84</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. P. Rajan</td><td>6,909</td><td>6.05</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>Saalim Azhiyur</td><td>3,488</td><td>3.05</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. K. Premnathan</td><td>795</td><td>0.70</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>847</td><td>0.74</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,14,267</td><td>80.72</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(S) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1952

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>Moidu Keloth</td><td>29,356</td><td>68.98%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Chattu, Ayatathil</td><td>13,204</td><td>31.02%</td><td>31.02%</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,152</td><td>37.95%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>42,560</td><td>66.88%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>63,638</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India) win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>