Kozhikode South Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Kozhikode South 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 Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Ahamed Devarkovil of INL.
Kozhikode South constituency came into existence in 2011. Before It was known as Calicut-II from 1957 to 2011.
Local self governed segments
Kozhikode South Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following wards of the Kozhikode Municipal Corporation:[2]
| Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Kovoor | 23 | Nellikode |
| 27 | Puthiyara | 28 | Kuthiravattom |
| 29 | Pottammal | 30 | Kommery |
| 31 | Kuttiyilthazham | 32 | Pokkunnu |
| 33 | Kinassery | 34 | Mankavu |
| 35 | Azhchavattom | 36 | Kallayi |
| 37 | Panniyankara | 38 | Meenchanda |
| 39 | Thiruvannur | 54 | Kappakkal |
| 55 | Payyanakkal | 56 | Chakkumkadavu |
| 57 | Mukhador | 58 | Kuttichira |
| 59 | Chalappuram | 60 | Palayam |
| 61 | Valiyangadi | - | - |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | P. Kumaran | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | P. M. Aboobacker | Indian Union Muslim League | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Kalpally Madhava Menon | Indian National Congress | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | P. M. Aboobacker | Muslim League | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | C. P. Kunhu | Communist Party of India | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | M. K. Muneer | Indian Union Muslim League | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | Elamaram Kareem | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | T. P. M. Zahir | Indian Union Muslim League | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | P. M. A. Salam | Indian National League | 2006 – 2011 | |
As Kozhikode South
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | M. K. Muneer | Indian Union Muslim League | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Ahamed Devarkovil | Indian National League | Incumbent | |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2021
There were 1,57,275 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INL | Ahamed Devarkovil | 52,557 | 44.15% |  6.49 | |
| IUML | Noorbeena Rasheed | 40,098 | 33.68% |  9.45 | |
| BJP | Navya Haridas | 24,873 | 20.89% | 4.33 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 603 | 0.51% | 0.17 | |
| Independent | Mubeena | 513 | 0.43% | ||
| Independent | P Hareendranath | 410 | 0.34% | - | |
| Margin of victory | 12,459 | 10.46% | |||
| Turnout | 1,19,054 | 75.69% | |||
| INL gain from IUML | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,49,054 registered voters in Kozhikode South Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | M. K. Muneer | 49,863 | 43.13% | 2.95 | |
| INL | A. P. Abdul Vahab | 43,536 | 37.66% | 7.09 | |
| BDJS | Satheesh Kuttiyil | 19,146 | 16.56% | 9.31 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 788 | 0.68% | - | |
| SDPI | U. K. Deysi Balasubrahmanyan | 593 | 0.51% | 0.21 | |
| BSP | Kamala Pavithran | 480 | 0.42% | 0.11 | |
| Independent | A. P. Abdul Vahab | 287 | 0.25% | - | |
| Independent | A. K. Sajan | 227 | 0.20% | - | |
| Independent | Abdul Sathar | 211 | 0.18% | - | |
| Independent | Muneer Davari | 190 | 0.16% | - | |
| Independent | Premanand T. | 166 | 0.14% | - | |
| Independent | Abdul Muneer | 130 | 0.11% | - | |
| Margin of victory | 6,327 | 5.47% | 3.44 | ||
| Turnout | 1,15,617 | 77.57% | 0.51 | ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 2.95 | |||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,32,780 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | M. K. Muneer | 47,771 | 46.08% | - | |
| CPI(M) | C. P. Musaffer Ahammed | 46,395 | 44.75% | - | |
| BJP | Jaya Sadanandan | 7,512 | 7.25% | - | |
| SDPI | Faiz Mohammed | 749 | 0.72% | ||
| Independent | T. T. Muneer | 488 | 0.47% | - | |
| Independent | Mussafar Ahammed | 433 | 0.42% | ||
| BSP | Muhammed Asharaf | 323 | 0.31% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,376 | 2.03% | |||
| Turnout | 1,03,671 | 78.08% | |||
| IUML win (new seat) | |||||
See also
- Kozhikode South
- Kozhikode district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kozhikode District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "2021 kerala election".
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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