Dharmadam Assembly constituency
| Dharmadam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 12 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Dharmadom Island and Muzhappilangad Beach | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kannur |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,93,486 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Dharmadam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala, in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kannur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Pinarayi Vijayan of CPI(M).
Local self-governed segments
[edit]Dharmadam Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Anjarakkandy | Grama Panchayat | Kannur |
| Chembilode | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Kadambur | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Muzhappilangad | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Peralasseri | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Dharmadom | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| Pinarayi | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| Vengad | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Dharmadam Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | K. K. Narayanan | CPI(M) | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | Pinarayi Vijayan | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
[edit]Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
[edit]There were 1,93,486 registered voters in Dharmadam Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Pinarayi Vijayan | 95,522 | 59.61 |  2.77
| |
| INC | C. Raghunathan | 45,399 | 28.33 |  4.49
| |
| BJP | C. K. Padmanabhan | 14,623 | 9.13 | 0.82
| |
| SDPI | Basheer Kannadiparamba | 2,280 | 1.42 | N/A | |
| Independent | Valayar Bhagyavathi | 1,753 | 1.09 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 400 | 0.25 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 50,123 | 31.28 | 7.26
| ||
| Turnout | 160,247 | 82.82 | 0.48
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.77
|
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2016
[edit]There were 1,84,431 registered voters in Dharmadam Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Pinarayi Vijayan | 87,329 | 56.84 | 3.71
| |
| INC | Mambaram Divakaran | 50,424 | 32.82 | 9.18
| |
| BJP | Mohanan Mananthery | 12,763 | 8.31 | 4.67
| |
| SDPI | Tharammal Niyas | 1,994 | 1.30 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 615 | 0.40 | N/A | |
| Independent | Divakaran M. Thiruvathira | 354 | 0.23 | N/A | |
| Independent | Divakaran Moottil House | 148 | 0.10 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 36,905 | 24.02 | 12.89
| ||
| Turnout | 1,53,627 | 83.30 | 0.10
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.71
|
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2011
[edit]There were 1,63,674 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. K. Narayanan | 72,354 | 53.13 | ||
| INC | Mambaram Divakaran | 57,192 | 42.00 | ||
| BJP | C. P. Sangeetha | 4,963 | 3.64 | ||
| Independent | Poyilore Kunnumbrom Divakaran | 871 | 0.64 | ||
| BSP | Madhu S. Vayanan | 797 | 0.59 | ||
| Margin of victory | 15,162 | 11.13 | |||
| Turnout | 1,36,177 | 83.20 | |||
| CPI(M) win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]- Dharmadom
- Edakkad (State Assembly constituency)
- 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". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Dharmadom". www.mapsofindia.com.
- ^ "ceo.kerala.gov.in" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021.
- ^ "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.