Irikkur (State Assembly constituency)

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Irikkur
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
Paithalmala.jpg
Paithalmala in Irikkur constituency
Constituency details
DistrictKannur
Established1957 - present
Total electors1,94,966 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLASajeev Joseph
PartyINC
Alliance  UDF
Elected year2021

Irikkur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 elections, the current MLA is Sajeev Joseph of INC.

Local self governed segments[]

Irikkur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Sreekandapuram Municipality Taliparamba
2 Alakode Grama panchayat Taliparamba
3 Chengalayi Grama panchayat Taliparamba
4 Eruvessi Grama panchayat Taliparamba
5 Irikkur Grama panchayat Taliparamba
6 Naduvil Grama panchayat Taliparamba
7 Payyavoor Grama panchayat Taliparamba
8 Udayagiri Grama panchayat Taliparamba
9 Ulikkal Grama panchayat Iritty

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  INC     CPI(M)     CPI     INC(U)     Independent  

Election Niyama

Sabha

Member Party Tenure
1957 1st T. C. Narayanan Nambiar CPI 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd E. P. Krishnan Nambiar CPI(M) 1967 – 1970
1970 4th A. Kunhikannan 1970 – 1977
1977 5th C. P. Govindan Nambiar INC 1977 – 1980
1980 6th Kadannappalli Ramachandran INC(U) 1980 – 1982
1982 7th K. C. Joseph INC 1982 – 1987
1987 8th 1987 – 1991
1991 9th 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016 – 2021
2021 15th Sajeev Joseph Incumbent

Election results[]

Niyamasabha Election 2021[]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Irikkur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

Niyamasabha Election 2016[]

There were 1,88,416 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Irikkur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. C. Joseph 72,548 49.00 Decrease3.41
CPI K. T. Jose 62,901 42.48 Decrease 0.94
BJP A. P. Gangadharan 8,294 5.60 Increase2.90
Independent Binoy Thomas 2,734 1.85 -
Independent Joseph K. C. Kalayakkattil 602 0.41 -
NOTA None of the above 553 0.37 -
Independent Rijo 134 0.09 -
Independent Rajeev Joseph 123 0.08 -
Independent A. K. Shaji 103 0.07 -
Independent Raveendran A. V. 80 0.05 -
Margin of victory 9,647 6.52 Decrease 2.47
Turnout 1,48,072 78.59 Increase 1.37
INC hold Swing Decrease3.41

Niyamasabha Election 2011[]

There were 1,69,262 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Irikkur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. C. Joseph 68,503 52.41
CPI P. Santhosh Kumar 56,746 43.42
BJP M. G. Ramakrishnan Nair 3,529 2.70
Independent Joseph 740 0.57
Independent Ammini Krishnan 633 0.48
BSP Biju Thomas 552 0.42
Margin of victory 11,757 8.99
Turnout 1,30,703 77.22
INC hold Swing

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala". kannur.nic.in.
  2. ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District".
  3. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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