Shornur Assembly constituency

Shornur
Constituency No. 51 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Shoranur Junction railway station, the largest railway station in the state in terms of area.
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictPalakkad
Established2011
Total electors1,51,911 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Shornur 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 Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is P. Mammikutty of CPI(M).

Local self governed segments

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

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Shoranur Municipality Ottapalam
2 Cherpulassery Municipality Ottapalam
3 Ananganadi Grama panchayat Ottapalam
4 Chalavara Grama panchayat Ottapalam
5 Nellaya Grama panchayat Ottapalam
6 Thrikkadeeri Grama panchayat Ottapalam
7 Vaniyamkulam Grama panchayat Ottapalam
8 Vellinezhi Grama panchayat Ottapalam

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Shornur Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]

Election Niyama

Sabha

Name Party Tenure
2011 13th K. S. Saleekha Communist Party of India 2011 – 2016
2016 14th P. K. Sasi 2016 – 2021
2021 15th P. Mammikutty Incumbent

Election results

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

Niyamasabha Election 2021

There were 1,93,992 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[4]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Shornur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) P. Mammikutty 74,400 48.98 Increase2.27
INC T. H. Firoz Babu 37,726 24.83 Decrease4.55
BJP Sandeep Varier 36,973 24.34 −
SDPI Muhammad Musthafa 1,251 0.82 Decrease0.06
BSP T. C. Ayyappankutty 883 0.58 Increase0.04
NOTA None of the above 678 0.45 −
Margin of victory 36,674 24.15 Increase6.82
Turnout 1,51,911 78.31 Increase1.68
CPI(M) hold Swing Increase2.27

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,84,867 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[5]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Shornur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) P. K. Sasi 66,165 46.71 Decrease2.86
INC C. Sangeetha 41,618 29.38 Decrease8.97
BDJS V. P. Chandran 28,836 20.36 −
SDPI M. Saidalavi 1,246 0.88 Decrease1.67
Independent Harish Muhammed 882 0.62 −
NOTA None of the above 800 0.56 −
BSP Anandan K. K. 764 0.54 Decrease0.20
Independent A. Radhakrishnan 697 0.49 −
SS P. K. Anumon 407 0.29 −
Independent Moindeesa Moloor 247 0.17 −
Margin of victory 24,547 17.33 Increase6.11
Turnout 1,41,662 76.63 Increase3.25
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease2.86

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,63,885 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Shornur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) K. S. Saleekha 59,616 49.57 −
INC Santha Jayaram 46,123 38.35
BJP V. B. Muralidharan 10,562 8.78
SDPI Khalid A. 3,065 2.55
BSP M. C. Velayudhan 894 0.74 −
Margin of victory 13,493 11.22
Turnout 1,20,260 73.38 Increase1.25
CPI(M) win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Palakkad district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  2. ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  3. ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Shornur". www.mapsofindia.com.
  4. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India".
  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.