| Azhikode | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 10 for theKerala Legislative Assembly | |
.jpg) Meenkunnu beach in Azhikode (State Assembly constituency) | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 1,81,562 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPIM |
| Alliance | LDF |
Azhikode State assembly constituency is one of the 140state legislative assembly constituencies inKerala in southernIndia. It is also one of the sevenstate legislative assembly constituencies included inKannur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the2021 assembly elections, the current MLA isK. V. Sumesh ofCPI(M).
Azhikode Assembly constituency is composed of the following 15 wards of theKannur Municipal Corporation (Pallikunnu zone andPuzhathi zone) inKannurTaluk, and fiveGram Panchayats in the sameTaluk:[2]
| Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palliyammoola | 2 | Kunnav | 3 | Kokkenpara |
| 4 | Pallikunnu | 5 | Talap | 6 | Udayamkunnu |
| 7 | Podikundu | 8 | Kottali | 9 | Athazhakunnu |
| 10 | Kakkad | 11 | Thulicheri | 12 | Kakkad North |
| 13 | Shadulippalli | 54 | Chalad | 55 | Panjikkayil |
| Name | Local Body Type | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Azhikode | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Chirakkal | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Narath | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Pappinisseri | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Valappattanam | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
The following list contains all members ofKerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Azhikode Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5th | Chadayan Govindan | CPI(M) | 1977–1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | P. Devootty | 1980–1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982–1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | M. V. Raghavan | CMP | 1987–1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | E. P. Jayarajan | CPI(M) | 1991–1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | T. K. Balan | 1996–2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001–2005 | |||
| 2005* | M. Prakashan Master | 2005–2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006–2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | K. M. Shaji | IUML | 2011–2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | K. V. Sumesh | CPI(M) | Incumbent | |
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
There were 181,562 registered voters in Azhikode Assembly constituency for the2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | KV Sumesh | 65.794 | 45.41 |  2.44 | |
| IUML | K.M. Shaji | 59,653 | 41.17 |  3.41 | |
| BJP | K. Ranjith | 15,741 | 10.86 | 1.97 | |
| SDPI | Abdul Jabbar K.K | 2,357 | 1.63 | 0.43 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 517 | 0.36 | 0.04 | |
| Independent | K.M. Shaji (Mamba) | 277 | 0.19 | N/A | |
| SUCI(C) | Resmi Ravi | 226 | 0.16 | N/A | |
| Independent | Sumesh M | 180 | 0.12 | N/A | |
| Independent | Prasad V.P | 104 | 0.07 | N/A | |
| Independent | Pavithran Kurikkalat | 48 | 0.03 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,141 | 4.24 | 2.63 | ||
| Turnout | 144,897 | 79.8 | 2.11 | ||
| Registered electors | 181,562 | ||||
| CPIMgain fromIUML | Swing | ||||
There were 1,72,757 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | K. M. Shaji | 63,082 | 44.58% | 0.63 | |
| CPI(M) | M. V. Nikesh Kumar | 60,795 | 42.97% | 1.83 | |
| BJP | A. V. Kesavan | 12,580 | 8.89% | 2.70 | |
| SDPI | K. K. Abdul Jabbar | 1,705 | 1.20% | N/A | |
| Independent | P. K. Ragesh | 1,518 | 1.07% | N/A | |
| WPOI | M. Joseph John | 687 | 0.49% | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 453 | 0.32% | N/A | |
| SUCI(C) | P. C. Vivek | 235 | 0.17% | 0.17 | |
| Independent | Shaji K. M. Tholambra | 196 | 0.14% | N/A | |
| Independent | K. M. Shaji, Mamba | 160 | 0.11% | N/A | |
| Independent | Prasad V. P. | 87 | 0.06% | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 2,287 | 1.61% | 1.20 | ||
| Turnout | 1,41,498 | 81.91% | 0.53 | ||
| IUMLhold | Swing | 0.63 | |||
There were 1,47,782 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Assembly election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | K. M. Shaji | 55,077 | 45.21% | ||
| CPI(M) | M. Prakashan Master | 54,584 | 44.80% | ||
| BJP | M. K. Saseendran Master | 7,540 | 6.19% | ||
| Independent | Noushad Punnakkal | 2,935 | 2.41% | ||
| Independent | Shaji K. M. | 602 | 0.49% | ||
| BSP | C. Balakrishnan | 458 | 0.38% | ||
| SUCI(C) | Paul T. Samuel | 414 | 0.34% | ||
| Independent | Prakashan Kuzhiparambil | 222 | 0.18% | ||
| Margin of victory | 493 | 0.41% | |||
| Turnout | 1,21,832 | 82.44% | |||
| IUMLgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | ||||