Kuthuparamba
Constituency for the
Kuthuparamba Martyrdom Memorial
Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictKannur
Established1957 - present
Total electors1,94,124 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyLoktantrik Janata Dal
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Kuthuparamba 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 Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. P Mohanan of Loktantrik Janata Dal.

Local self-governed segments

7 out of the 9 local bodies included as a part of 2008 Delimitation in the current Kuthuparamba constituency were parts of the erstwhile Peringalam constituency before 2008 delimitation. In 2015, the Gram panchayats of Panoor, Peringalam, and Kariyad were merged to form Panoor Municipality.[2]

Kuthuparamba Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[3]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Kuthuparamba Municipality Thalassery
2 Panoor Municipality Thalassery
3 Kottayam-Malabar Grama panchayat Thalassery
4 Kunnothuparamba Grama panchayat Thalassery
5 Mokeri Grama panchayat Thalassery
6 Pattiom Grama panchayat Thalassery
7 Thrippangottur Grama panchayat Thalassery

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

  PSP   CPI(M)   SJ(D)   SSP

Election Niyamasabha Member Party Tenure
1957 1st Ramunny Kurup PSP 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd K.K. Abu SSP 1967 – 1970
1970 4th Pinarayi Vijayan CPI(M) 1970 – 1977
1977 5th 1977 – 1980
1980 6th N. V. Raghavan 1980 – 1982
1982 7th P. V. Kunhikannan 1982 – 1987
1987 8th K. P. Mamoo Master 1987 – 1991
1991 9th Pinarayi Vijayan 1991 – 1996
1996 10th K. K. Shailaja 1996 – 2001
2001 11th P. Jayarajan 2001 – 2005
2005* 2005 – 2006
2006 12th 2006 – 2011
2011 13th K. P. Mohanan SJ(D) 2011 – 2016
2016 14th K. K. Shailaja CPI(M) 2016 - 2021
2021 15th K. P. Mohanan LJD Incumbent

* indicates by-polls

    Election results

    2021

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kuthuparamba
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    LJD K.P. Mohanan 70,626 45.36% Decrease 0.28
    IUML Pottankandi Abdulla 61,085 39.23% Increase 1.96
    BJP C. Sadanandan Master 21,212 13.62% Decrease 3.06
    Independent Mohanan Kunhiparambath Meethal 1,360 0.87% -
    Independent Mohanan K.P. Kaithavecha Parambath 543 0.35 -
    Majority 9,541 7.5 -0.87
    Turnout 154,826 79.76% 0.33
    Registered electors 1,94,124
    LDF hold Swing

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 1,81,095 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kuthuparamba
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) K. K. Shailaja 67,013 45.64 -
    Janata Dal (United) K. P. Mohanan 54,722 37.27 -
    BJP C. Sadanandan 20,787 16.68 Increase7.43
    SDPI Muhammad Shabeer K. C. 1,681 1.14 -
    Independent K. P. Mohanan Vedichalil 1,041 0.71 -
    NOTA None of the above 501 0.34 -
    Independent K. P. Mohanan Hridayam 355 0.24 -
    Independent K. Raghunathan 296 0.20 -
    Independent Shylaja Prashanth 265 0.18 -
    Independent Shylaja Nelliyulla Parambath 163 0.11 -
    Margin of victory 12,291 8.37
    Turnout 1,46,824 79.43 Decrease0.36
    CPI(M) gain from SJ(D) Swing

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,60,335 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kuthuparamba
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    SJ(D) K. P. Mohanan 57,164 44.68
    Independent S. A. Puthiya Valappil 53,861 42.10
    BJP O. K .Vasu 11,835 9.25
    Independent K. P. Mohanan 1,982 1.55
    Independent S. Poovalappil 1,199 0.94
    Independent K. P. Mohanan 1,130 0.88
    Independent Sulaim T. B. 758 0.59
    Margin of victory 3,303 2.58
    Turnout 1,27,929 79.79
    SJ(D) gain from CPI(M) Swing

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala". kannur.nic.in.
    2. ↑ "Panoor Municipality Wards, 2015". Department of Local Self Governance, Government of Kerala.
    3. ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    4. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    5. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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