Azhikode 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. It is a Thiyyar dominated constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. V. Sumesh of CPI(M).

Local self-governed segments

Azhikode Assembly constituency is composed of the following 15 wards of the Kannur Municipal Corporation (Pallikunnu zone and Puzhathi zone) in Kannur Taluk, and five Gram Panchayats in the same Taluk:

Wards of Kannur Municipal Corporation in Azhikode Constituency
Ward no.NameWard no.NameWard no.Name
1Palliyammoola2Kunnav3Kokkenpara
4Pallikunnu5Talap6Udayamkunnu
7Podikundu8Kottali9Athazhakunnu
10Kakkad11Thulicheri12Kakkad North
13Shadulippalli54Chalad55Panjikkayil
Other Local Bodies in Azhikode Constituency
NameLocal Body TypeTaluk
AzhikodeGrama panchayatKannur
ChirakkalGrama panchayatKannur
NarathGrama panchayatKannur
PappinisseriGrama panchayatKannur
ValappattanamGrama panchayatKannur

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Azhikode Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:

Key

CPI(M) CMP IUML

ElectionNiyama SabhaMemberPartyTenure
19775thChadayan GovindanCPI(M)1977–1980
19806thP. Devootty1980–1982
19827th1982–1987
19878thM. V. RaghavanCMP1987–1991
19919thE. P. JayarajanCPI(M)1991–1996
199610thT. K. Balan1996–2001
200111th2001–2005
2005*M. Prakashan Master2005–2006
200612th2006–2011
Major boundary changes
201113thK. M. ShajiIUML2011–2016
201614th2016-2021
202115thK. V. SumeshCPI(M)Incumbent

Election results

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

2026

2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Azhikode
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)K. V. Sumesh
IUMLKareem Cheleri
BJPK. K. Vinod Kumar
NOTANone of the above
Margin of victory
Turnout
Swing

2021

There were 181,562 registered voters in Azhikode Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Azhikode
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)K. V. Sumesh65.79445.412.44
IUMLK. M. Shaji59,65341.173.41
BJPK. Ranjith15,74110.861.97
SDPIAbdul Jabbar K.K2,3571.630.43
NOTANone of the above5170.360.04
IndependentK.M. Shaji (Mamba)2770.19N/A
SUCI(C)Resmi Ravi2260.16N/A
IndependentSumesh M1800.12N/A
IndependentPrasad V.P1040.07N/A
IndependentPavithran Kurikkalat480.03N/A
Majority6,1414.242.63
Turnout144,89779.82.11
Registered electors181,562
CPIM gain from IUMLSwing

2016

There were 1,72,757 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Azhikode
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IUMLK. M. Shaji63,08244.58%0.63
CPI(M)M. V. Nikesh Kumar60,79542.97%1.83
BJPA. V. Kesavan12,5808.89%2.70
SDPIK. K. Abdul Jabbar1,7051.20%N/A
IndependentP. K. Ragesh1,5181.07%N/A
WPOIM. Joseph John6870.49%N/A
NOTANone of the above4530.32%N/A
SUCI(C)P. C. Vivek2350.17%0.17
IndependentShaji K. M. Tholambra1960.14%N/A
IndependentK. M. Shaji, Mamba1600.11%N/A
IndependentPrasad V. P.870.06%N/A
Margin of victory2,2871.61%1.20
Turnout1,41,49881.91%0.53
IUML holdSwing0.63

2011

There were 1,47,782 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Assembly election.

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Azhikode
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IUMLK. M. Shaji55,07745.21%
CPI(M)M. Prakashan Master54,58444.80%
BJPM. K. Saseendran Master7,5406.19%
IndependentNoushad Punnakkal2,9352.41%
IndependentShaji K. M.6020.49%
BSPC. Balakrishnan4580.38%
SUCI(C)Paul T. Samuel4140.34%
IndependentPrakashan Kuzhiparambil2220.18%
Margin of victory4930.41%
Turnout1,21,83282.44%
IUML gain from CPI(M)Swing

See also

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