Irikkur
Constituency for the
Paithalmala in Irikkur constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictKannur
Established1957 - present
Total electors1,94,966 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyINC
Alliance  UDF
Elected year2021

Irikkur 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 elections, the current MLA is Sajeev Joseph of INC.

Local self governed segments

Irikkur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Sreekandapuram Municipality Taliparamba
2 Alakode Grama panchayat Taliparamba
3 Chengalayi Grama panchayat Taliparamba
4 Eruvessi Grama panchayat Taliparamba
5 Irikkur Grama panchayat Taliparamba
6 Naduvil Grama panchayat Taliparamba
7 Payyavoor Grama panchayat Taliparamba
8 Udayagiri Grama panchayat Taliparamba
9 Ulikkal Grama panchayat Iritty

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  INC   CPI(M)   CPI   INC(U)   Independent

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Member Party Tenure
1957 1st T. C. Narayanan Nambiar CPI 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd E. P. Krishnan Nambiar CPI(M) 1967 – 1970
1970 4th A. Kunhikannan 1970 – 1974
1970 E.K. Nayanar 1974 – 1977
1977 5th C. P. Govindan Nambiar INC 1977 – 1980
1980 6th Kadannappalli Ramachandran INC(U) 1980 – 1982
1982 7th K. C. Joseph INC 1982 – 1987
1987 8th 1987 – 1991
1991 9th 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016 – 2021
2021 15th Sajeev Joseph Incumbent

Election results

2021

There were 1,94,966 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election with a poling rate of 75.63%.[3][4]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Irikkur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sajeev Joseph 76,764 50.33 Increase1.77
KC(M) Saji Kuttiyanimattom 66,754 43.77 Decrease1.29
BJP Aniyamma Rajendran 7,825 5.13 Decrease0.47
NOTA None of the above 459 0.30 Decrease0.07
Independent Chacko Karimbil 311 0.20 -
Independent Sajan Kuttiyanikkal 275 0.18 -
Independent Joy John 128 0.08 -
Majority 10,010 6.56 Increase0.04
Turnout 152,516 75.63 Decrease2.96
Registered electors 194,966
INC hold Swing Increase1.77

2016

There were 1,88,416 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[5]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Irikkur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. C. Joseph 72,548 49.00 Decrease3.41
CPI K. T. Jose 62,901 42.48 Decrease 0.94
BJP A. P. Gangadharan 8,294 5.60 Increase2.90
Independent Binoy Thomas 2,734 1.85 -
Independent Joseph K. C. Kalayakkattil 602 0.41 -
NOTA None of the above 553 0.37 -
Independent Rijo 134 0.09 -
Independent Rajeev Joseph 123 0.08 -
Independent A. K. Shaji 103 0.07 -
Independent Raveendran A. V. 80 0.05 -
Margin of victory 9,647 6.52 Decrease 2.47
Turnout 1,48,072 78.59 Increase 1.37
INC hold Swing Decrease3.41

2011

There were 1,69,262 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Irikkur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. C. Joseph 68,503 52.41
CPI P. Santhosh Kumar 56,746 43.42
BJP M. G. Ramakrishnan Nair 3,529 2.70
Independent Joseph 740 0.57
Independent Ammini Krishnan 633 0.48
BSP Biju Thomas 552 0.42
Margin of victory 11,757 8.99
Turnout 1,30,703 77.22
INC hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala". kannur.nic.in.
  2. ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District".
  3. ↑ "Irikkur Election Results". News18 Kerala.
  4. ↑ "Irikkur Assembly Elections 2021". Oneindia.
  5. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  6. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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