Nilambur Assembly constituency

Nilambur
Constituency No. 35 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Teak Museum, Nilambur
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram
Established1965
Total electors2,25,356 (2021)[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndependent
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Nilambur 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.[2] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is LDF independent P. V. Anwar.

Local self governed segments

Nilambur Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[3]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Nilambur Municipality Nilambur
2 Vazhikadavu Grama panchayat Nilambur
3 Moothedam Grama panchayat Nilambur
4 Edakkara Grama panchayat Nilambur
5 Pothukal Grama panchayat Nilambur
6 Chungathara Grama panchayat Nilambur
7 Karulayi Grama panchayat Nilambur
8 Amarambalam Grama panchayat Nilambur
Map
Nilambur (State Assembly constituency)

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Nilambur Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]

Election Niyama
Sabha 		Name Party Tenure
1967 3rd K. Kunhali Communist Party of India 1967 – 1970
1970 4th M. P. Gangadharan Indian National Congress 1970 – 1977
1977 5th Aryadan Muhammed 1977 – 1980
1980 6th C. Haridas Indian National Congress 1980
1980* Aryadan Muhammed 1980 - 1982
1982 7th T. K. Hamza Left Democratic Front 1982 – 1987
1987 8th Aryadan Muhammed Indian National Congress 1987 – 1991
1991 9th 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th P. V. Anvar Left Democratic Front 2016 - 2021
2021 15th Incumbent

* Bypoll

Election results

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

2016

There were 2,06,132 registered voters in Nilambur Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[5]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Nilambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDF P. V. Anvar 77,858 47.91% −
INC Aryadan Shoukath 66,354 40.83% Decrease7.81
BDJS Girish Mekkatt 12,284 7.56% −
SDPI K. Babu Mani 4,751 2.92% Increase1.04
NOTA None of the above 1,256 0.77% −
Margin of victory 11,504 7.08% Increase2.98
Turnout 1,62,503 78.83% Increase0.89
LDF gain from INC Swing

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,74,945 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Nilambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Aryadan Muhammed 66,331 48.64%
LDF M. Thomas Mathew 60,733 44.54%
BJP K. C. Velayudhan 4,425 3.25%
SDPI C. G. Unni 2,566 1.88%
BSP Thariyan Kiliyan 1,291 0.95%
Independent Thomas Mathew 1,012 0.74% −
Margin of victory 5,598 4.10%
Turnout 1,36,358 77.94%
INC hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  2. ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala".
  3. ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District".
  4. ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Nilambur".
  5. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
  6. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.