Palakkad (State Assembly constituency)
Palakkad State assembly constituency (Malayalam: പാലക്കാട് നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
56 Palakkad പാലക്കാട് | |
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Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
![]() The historically important Palakkad Fort in the Palakkad (State Assembly constituency) | |
Existence | 1952 - present |
Reservation | None |
Electorate | 1,78,387 (2016) |
Current MLA | Shafi Parambil |
Party | Indian National Congress |
Political Front | UDF |
Elected Year | 2016 |
District | Palakkad |
Local Self Governed Segments | Palakkad, Kannadi, Pirayiri and Mathur. |
Local self governed segments
Palakkad Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
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1 | Palakkad | Municipality | Palakkad |
2 | Kannadi | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
3 | Pirayiri | Grama Panchayat | Palakkad |
4 | Mathur | Grama panchayat | Alathur |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Palakkad Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Key
Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
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Madras State | |||||
1952 | 1st | K. Ramakrishnan | Independent | 1952 - 1957 | |
Kerala State | |||||
1957 | 1st | R. Raghava Menon | INC | 1957 – 1960 | |
1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
1967 | 3rd | R. Krishnan | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
1977 | 5th | C. M. Sundaram | Independent | 1977 – 1980 | |
1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
1991 | 9th | INC | 1991 – 1996 | ||
1996 | 10th | T. K. Noushad | CPI(M) | 1996 – 2001 | |
2001 | 11th | K. Sankaranarayanan | INC | 2001 – 2006 | |
2006 | 12th | K. K. Divakaran | CPI(M) | 2006 – 2011 | |
2011 | 13th | Shafi Parambil | INC | 2011 – 2016 | |
2016 | 14th | Incumbent |
Election history
Election | Votes polled | Winner | Runner-up 1 | Runner-up 2 | Margin of victory | |||||||||||
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Year | Name | Party | Votes | Name | Party | Votes | Name | Party | Votes | Votes | Percent | |||||
Kerala State | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | 137804 (77.25%) | Shafi Parambil | INC | 57559 | 41.77% | Sobha Surendran | BJP | 40076 | 29.08% | N. N. Krishnadas | CPI(M) | 38675 | 28.07% | 17483 | 12.69%[4] | |
2011 | 112347 (72.78%) | Shafi Parambil | INC | 47641 | 42.41% | K. K. Divakaran | CPI(M) | 40238 | 35.82% | C. Udaybhaskar | BJP | 22317 | 19.86% | 7403 | 6.59%[5] | |
Major delimitation of constituency | ||||||||||||||||
2006 | 111346 (71.60%) | K. K. Divakaran | CPI(M) | 41166 | 36.97% | A. V. Gopinathan | INC | 39822 | 35.76% | O. Rajagopal | BJP | 27667 | 24.85% | 1344 | 1.21%[6] | |
2001 | 110964 (68.05%) | K. Sankaranarayanan | INC | 53831 | 48.51% | T. K. Noushad | CPI(M) | 43026 | 38.77% | Rema Raghunandan | BJP | 12159 | 10.96% | 10805 | 9.74%[7] | |
1996 | 89872 (62.06%) | T. K. Noushad | CPI(M) | 39198 | 43.20% | C. M. Sundaram | INC | 38602 | 42.54% | S. R. Balasubramanian | BJP | 11446 | 12.61% | 596 | 0.66%[8] | |
1991 | 91895 (66.34%) | C. M. Sundaram | INC | 41432 | 45.09% | M.S. Gopalakrishnan | CPI(M) | 37925 | 41.27% | T. M. P. Iyer | BJP | 10648 | 11.59% | 3507 | 3.82%[9] | |
1987 | 87434 (76.18%) | C. M. Sundaram | Ind. | 38774 | 44.35% | Girija Surendran | CPI(M) | 32709 | 37.41% | V. S. Muthuswamy | BJP | 12489 | 14.28% | 6065 | 6.94%[10] | |
1982 | 65246 (68.47%) | C. M. Sundaram | Ind. | 29011 | 44.46% | N. A. Kareem | Ind. | 25841 | 39.61% | O. Rajagopal | BJP | 9554 | 14.64% | 3170 | 4.86%[11] | |
1980 | 62884 (60.57%) | C. M. Sundaram | Ind. | 35902 | 57.09% | K. A. Chandran | INC(U) | 25695 | 40.86% | C. K. Chinnan Master | Ind. | 1099 | 1.75% | 10207 | 16.23%[12] | |
1977 | 60315 (74.92%) | C. M. Sundaram | Ind. | 30160 | 50.00% | R. Krishnan | CPI(M) | 27357 | 45.36% | V. R. Purushothaman | Ind. | 1121 | 1.86% | 2803 | 4.65%[13] | |
Major delimitation of constituency | ||||||||||||||||
1970 | 57068 (69.92%) | R. Krishnan | CPI(M) | 23113 | 40.50% | A. Chandran Nair | Ind. | 17653 | 30.93% | O. Rajagopal | BJS | 15646 | 27.42% | 5460 | 9.57%[14] | |
1967 | 45494 (68.75%) | R. Krishnan | CPI(M) | 24627 | 54.13% | K. Sankaranarayanan | INC | 14996 | 32.96% | O. Rajagopal | BJS | 4649 | 10.22% | 9631 | 21.17%[15] | |
1965 | 42804 (66.23%) | M. V. Vasu | CPI(M) | 17747 | 41.46% | K. Pyarijan Sunna Saheb | INC | 13260 | 30.98% | P. K. Krishnaswamy | Ind. | 5279 | 12.33% | 4487 | 10.48%[16] | |
Major delimitation of constituency | ||||||||||||||||
1960 | 51334 (80.64%) | R. Raghava Menon | INC | 26546 | 51.71% | K. C. Gopalanunni | CPI | 24788 | 48.29% | Only two candidates contested | 1758 | 3.42%[17] | ||||
1957 | 35179 (59.31%) | R. Raghava Menon | INC | 14873 | 42.28% | M. P. Kunhiraman | CPI | 14248 | 40.50% | C. K. Moosath | Ind. | 6058 | 17.22% | 625 | 1.78%[18] | |
Madras State | ||||||||||||||||
1952 | 45555 (59.29%) | K. Ramakrishnan | Ind. | 26469 | 58.10% | P. Vasu Menon | INC | 14342 | 31.48% | V. Echara Menon | Ind. | 2484 | 5.45% | 12127 | 26.62%[19] |
Detailed election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyama Sabha Election 2016
There were 1,78,387 eligible voters in Palakkad Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[20]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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INC | Shafi Parambil | 57,559 | 41.77 | -0.64 | |
BJP | Sobha Surendran | 40,076 | 29.08 | +9.22 | |
CPI (M) | N. N. Krishnadas | 38,675 | 28.07 | -7.75 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 719 | 0.52 | – | |
BSP | Hari Arumbil | 411 | 0.30 | -0.14 | |
Independent | Dr. M. N. Anwarudheen | 364 | 0.26 | – | |
Margin of victory | 17,483 | 12.69 | +6.10 | ||
Turnout | 1,37,804 | 77.25 | +4.47 | ||
INC hold | Swing | -0.64 |
Niyama Sabha Election 2011
There were 1,54,374 eligible voters in Palakkad Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[21]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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INC | Shafi Parambil | 47,641 | 42.41 | ||
CPI (M) | K. K. Divakaran | 40,238 | 35.82 | ||
BJP | C. Udaybhaskar | 22,317 | 19.86 | ||
Independent | Shaji Abraham | 637 | 0.57 | ||
BSP | Hari Arumbil | 490 | 0.44 | ||
Independent | Muhammed Shafi | 377 | 0.34 | ||
AIADMK | C. Sampath | 337 | 0.30 | ||
Independent | Divakaran | 310 | 0.28 | ||
Margin of victory | 7,403 | 6.59 | |||
Turnout | 1,12,347 | 72.78 | |||
INC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | ||||
See also
References
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- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Palakkad". www.mapsofindia.com.
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