Quilandy Assembly constituency
| Quilandy | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 23 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| File:Koyilandy harbour 03720.jpg Koyilandy Fishing Harbour | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,05,993 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Vacant | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Quilandy State Assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency. It is a Thiyyar dominated constituency. Electoral history indicates that the constituency has predominantly elected Thiyyar candidates, reflecting its Thiyyar majority demographic, with political parties often fielding candidates from the community in consideration of electoral dynamics and their representation in politics.[1][2] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Kanathil Jameela of Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Local self-governed segments
[edit | edit source]Quilandy Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[3]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koyilandy | Municipality | Koyilandy |
| 2 | Payyoli | Municipality | Koyilandy |
| 3 | Chemancheri | Grama panchayat | Koyilandy |
| 4 | Chengottukavu | Grama Panchayat | Koyilandy |
| 5 | Moodadi | Grama panchayat | Koyilandy |
| 6 | Thikkodi | Grama panchayat | Koyilandy |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | Kunhiraman Nambiar | Praja Socialist Party | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | P. K. Kidave | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | E. Narayanan Nambiar | Indian National Congress | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | Manimangalath Kuttialy | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | Indian National Congress | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | M. T. Padma | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | P. Vishwan | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | P. Sankaran | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | P. Vishwan | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | K. Dasan | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Kanathil Jameela | 2021-2025 | ||
Election results
[edit | edit source]2021
[edit | edit source]There were 2,05,993 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Kanathil Jameela | 75,628 | 46.66 | Increase0.72 | |
| INC | N. Subramanian | 67,156 | 41.43 | Increase4.19 | |
| BJP | N.P. Radhakrishnan | 17,555 | 14.37 | Decrease3.54 | |
| SUCI(C) | Praveen Cheruvath | 221 | 0.14 | − | |
| Independent | Jameela. P.P. | 651 | 0.4 | − | |
| Independent | Subrahmanyan Kanaran | 381 | 0.24 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 492 | 0.3 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 8472 | 5.23 | Decrease3.47 | ||
| Turnout | 1,62,084 | 78.68 | Decrease2.85 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | Increase0.72 | |||
2016
[edit | edit source]There were 1,88,490 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. Dasan | 70,593 | 45.94 | Decrease1.26 | |
| INC | N. Subramanian | 57,224 | 37.24 | Decrease6.92 | |
| BJP | K. Rajinesh Babu | 22,087 | 14.37 | Increase8.44 | |
| SDPI | Ismayil Kammana | 798 | 0.52 | − | |
| PDP | Rasal M. K. | 703 | 0.46 | − | |
| BSP | Parappil Balakrishnan | 678 | 0.44 | Increase0.10 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 653 | 0.42 | − | |
| Independent | M. N. Subramanian Kakkudumbil Meethal | 489 | 0.32 | − | |
| Independent | P. K. Dasan Pazhunthum Koottathil | 167 | 0.11 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | P. M. Sreekumar | 149 | 0.10 | − | |
| CPI(M) | P. M. Kunhiraman | 126 | 0.08 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 13,369 | 8.70 | Increase5.66 | ||
| Turnout | 1,53,667 | 81.53 | Decrease0.32 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | Decrease1.26 | |||
2011
[edit | edit source]There were 1,66,632 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. Dasan | 64,374 | 47.20 | ||
| INC | K.P. Anil Kumar | 60,235 | 44.16 | ||
| BJP | T. P. Jayachandran | 8,086 | 5.93 | ||
| Independent | C. Muneer | 985 | 0.72 | ||
| SDPI | Rashid P. T. | 985 | 0.72 | ||
| Independent | K. P. Anil Kumar | 520 | 0.38 | ||
| BSP | K. V. Krishnan Koduvayal | 466 | 0.34 | ||
| Independent | Dasan M. K. | 418 | 0.31 | ||
| Independent | Dasan V. K. | 325 | 0.24 | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,139 | 3.04 | |||
| Turnout | 1,36,394 | 81.85 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1952
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMPP | Kunhriramakurup Chemmaratha | 22,699 | 46.64% | ||
| INC | Vasudevan Nair, Anantapuram Patinhare Madam | 15,107 | 31.04% | 31.04% | |
| Independent | Padamanabhan Poozhikunath | 10,863 | 22.32% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,592 | 15.60% | |||
| Turnout | 48,669 | 70.44% | |||
| Registered electors | 69,088 | ||||
| KMPP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit | edit source]- Koyilandy
- Kozhikode district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
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