Peravoor Assembly constituency
| Peravoor | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 16 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Iritty municipal town in Peravoor Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Established | 1977 - present |
| Total electors | 1,77,249 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Peravoor 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 assembly elections, the current MLA is Sunny Joseph (politician) of INC.
Local self governed segments
[edit]Peravoor Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iritty | Municipality | Iritty |
| 2 | Aralam | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 3 | Ayyankunnu | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 4 | Kanichar | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 5 | Kelakam | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 6 | Kottiyoor | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 7 | Muzhakkunnu | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 8 | Payam | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 9 | Peravoor | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5th | K. P. Noorudeen | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | Independent | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | K. T. Kunjahmed | Indian Congress | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | A. D. Mustafa | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | K .K. Shailaja | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | Sunny Joseph | Indian National Congress | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
[edit]2021
[edit]There were 1,77,249 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election with a polling rate of 78.07%.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sunny Joseph | 66,706 | 46.93 |  1.17
| |
| CPI(M) | Sakeer Hussain | 63,534 | 44.7 |  2.55
| |
| BJP | Smitha Jayamohan | 9,155 | 6.44 | 0.25
| |
| SDPI | A.C. Jalaluddeen | 1,541 | 1.08 | 0.34
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 404 | 0.28 | 0.06
| |
| Independent | Sakkeer Hussain S/o Hamsa | 243 | 0.17 | − | |
| Independent | Sunny Vazhakkamalayil | 121 | 0.09 | − | |
| Independent | Sakkeer E K S/o Asiya | 116 | 0.08 | − | |
| New Labor Party | P. K. Saji | 106 | 0.07 | − | |
| Secular Democratic Congress | John Pallikkamalil | 92 | 0.06 | − | |
| Independent | Narayanakumar | 60 | 0.04 | − | |
| Independent | Sunny Muthukulathel | 60 | 0.04 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 3,172 | 2.23 | 3.62
| ||
| Turnout | 1,42,138 | 78.07 | 2.98
| ||
| Registered electors | 177,249 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 1.17
|
|||
2016
[edit]There were 1,68,458 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sunny Joseph | 65,659 | 48.10 | 0.03
| |
| CPI(M) | Binoy Kurian | 57,670 | 42.25 | 2.87
| |
| BJP | Paily Vathiattu | 9,129 | 6.69 | 3.22
| |
| SDPI | P. K. Farookh | 1,935 | 1.42 | − | |
| WPOI | Pallipram Prasannan | 513 | 0.38 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 458 | 0.34 | − | |
| Independent | Sunny Joseph Kallarakkal | 389 | 0.28 | − | |
| Independent | K. J. Joseph | 241 | 0.18 | − | |
| Independent | Bijoy Kurian | 214 | 0.16 | − | |
| Independent | V. D. Binto | 124 | 0.09 | − | |
| Independent | Radhamani Narayana Kumar | 63 | 0.05 | 0.26
| |
| Margin of victory | 7,989 | 5.85 | 2.90
| ||
| Turnout | 1,36,505 | 81.03 | 1.01
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | 0.03
|
|||
2011
[edit]There were 1,45,983 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sunny Joseph | 56,151 | 48.07 | ||
| CPI(M) | K. K. Shailaja | 52,711 | 45.12 | ||
| BJP | P, K .Velayudhan | 4,055 | 3.47 | ||
| SDPI | P. K. Ayyappan | 1,537 | 1.32 | ||
| Independent | Sunny Joseph | 903 | 0.77 | ||
| Independent | A. Shylaja | 565 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | Raghavan | 526 | 0.45 | ||
| Independent | Radhamani Narayana Kumar | 365 | 0.31 | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,440 | 2.95 | |||
| Turnout | 1,16,813 | 80.02 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]- Peravoor
- Kannur district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
[edit]- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala". kannur.nic.in.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District".
- ^ "Peravoor Election Results 2021". News18 Kerala. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Peravoor Assembly Election Results 2021". Oneindia.
- ^ "General Election to Vidhan Sabha Trends & Results - 2021". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "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.