| Vadakara | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 20 for theKerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Vadakara Sandbank | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 167,406 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | RMPI |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Vadakara 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 inVatakara Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the2021 Assembly election, the current MLA isK. K. Rema ofRevolutionary Marxist Party of India.
Vadakara Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatakara | Municipality | Vatakara |
| 2 | Azhiyur | Grama panchayat | Vatakara |
| 3 | Chorode | Grama panchayat | Vatakara |
| 4 | Eramala | Grama Panchayat | Vatakara |
| 5 | Onchiam | Grama panchayat | Vatakara |
The following list contains all members ofKerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
CPI JD PSP JD(S) JP BLD SSP RMPI
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | ||
| 1960 | 2nd | M. Krishnan | SSP | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | PSP | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | SP | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | K. Chandrasekharan | BLD | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | JNP | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | JD | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | C. K. Nanu | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | JD(S) | 2001 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | M. K Premnath | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | C. K. Nanu | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | K. K. Rema | RMPI | Incumbent | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | |||||
| UDF | |||||
| NDA | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMPI | K. K. Rema | 65,093 | 47.63 |  31.81 | |
| LJD | Manayath Chandran | 57,602 | 42.15 | − | |
| BJP | M. Rajesh Kumar | 10,225 | 7.48 |  3.28 | |
| SDPI | Musthafa Paleri | 2,836 | 2.08 | 0.02 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 353 | 0.26 | 0.13 | |
| Independent | Gangadharan Madappally | 186 | 0.14 | ||
| Independent | K. T. K. Rama Padannayil | 137 | 0.10 | ||
| Independent | Rama Kuniyil | 126 | 0.09 | ||
| Independent | Velluparambath Chandran | 63 | 0.05 | ||
| Independent | Rama Cheriyakaiyil | 52 | 0.04 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,491 | 5.48 | |||
| Turnout | 1,36,673 | 81.64 | 0.10 | ||
| RMPIhold | Swing | 31.81 | |||
There were 1,58,907 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | C. K. Nanu | 49,211 | 37.98 | 3.07 | |
| JD(U) | Manayath Chandran | 39,700 | 30.64 | − | |
| RMPI | K. K. Rema | 20,504 | 15.82 | − | |
| BJP | M. Rajeshkumar | 13,937 | 10.76 | 4.71 | |
| SDPI | P. Abdul Hameed | 2,673 | 2.06 | 0.99 | |
| Independent | Madaparambath Chandran | 1,648 | 1.27 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 506 | 0.39 | − | |
| Independent | K. K. Rema Kuniyil | 352 | 0.27 | − | |
| CPI(ML)L | Stalin P. P. | 284 | 0.22 | − | |
| Independent | T. K. Nanu | 279 | 0.22 | − | |
| Independent | Mathath Chandran | 240 | 0.19 | − | |
| Independent | T. P. Rama Vadakke Eroth | 238 | 0.18 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 9,511 | 7.34 | 6.60 | ||
| Turnout | 1,29,572 | 81.54 | 0.82 | ||
| JD(S)hold | Swing | 3.07 | |||
There were 1,41,564 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | C. K. Nanu | 46,912 | 41.05 | ||
| SJ(D) | M. K. Premnath | 46,065 | 40.31 | ||
| Independent | N. Venu | 10,098 | 8.84 | ||
| BJP | M. P. Rajan | 6,909 | 6.05 | ||
| SDPI | Saalim Azhiyur | 3,488 | 3.05 | ||
| Independent | V. K. Premnathan | 795 | 0.70 | ||
| Margin of victory | 847 | 0.74 | |||
| Turnout | 1,14,267 | 80.72 | |||
| JD(S)hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | Moidu Keloth | 29,356 | 68.98% | ||
| INC | Chattu, Ayatathil | 13,204 | 31.02% | 31.02% | |
| Margin of victory | 16,152 | 37.95% | |||
| Turnout | 42,560 | 66.88% | |||
| Registered electors | 63,638 | ||||
| Socialistwin (new seat) | |||||