Thavanur (State Assembly constituency)

Thavanur State assembly constituency (Malayalam: തവനൂര്‍ നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) 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 Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency.[1]

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Thavanur
തവനൂര്‍
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
Thavanur temple located on the bank of Bharathappuzha.
Existence2011 - present
ReservationNone
Electorate1,84,868 (2016)
Current MLAK. T. Jaleel
PartyIndependent
Political Front  LDF
Elected Year2016
DistrictMalappuram
Local Self Governed Segments

Local self governed segments

Thavanur Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Thavanur Grama panchayat Ponnani
2 Kalady Grama panchayat Ponnani
3 Vattamkulam Grama panchayat Ponnani
4 Edappal Grama panchayat Ponnani
5 Mangalam Grama panchayat Tirur
6 Thriprangode Grama panchayat Tirur
7 Purathur Grama panchayat Tirur

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Thavanur Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]

Key

  LDF  

Election Niyama Sabha Member Party Tenure
2011 13th K. T. Jaleel LDF Independent 2011 – 2016
2016 14th Incumbent

    Election results

    Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

    Niyama Sabha Election 2016

    There were 1,84,868 registered voters in Thavanur Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[4]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Thavanur
    Party Candidate Votes % ±
    LDF K. T. Jaleel 68,179 47.97%
    INC Ifthiquarudheen Master 51,115 35.96%
    BJP Ravi Thelath 15,801 11.12%
    SDPI P. K. Jaleel Parakkuzhiyil 2,649 1.86%
    PDP Ali Kadampuzha 1,077 0.76%
    WPOI Muhammed Ponnani 1,000 0.71%
    Independent Ifthikarudheen P. P. 601 0.42%
    NOTA None of the above 473 0.33%
    Independent Appunni O. V. 443 0.31%
    Margin of victory 17,064 12.01%
    Turnout 1,42,125 76.88%
    LDF hold Swing

    See also

    References
    1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala".
    2. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District".
    3. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Thavanur".
    4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
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